I posted the very first excerpt of the book on Ramblings of a Daydreamer today. It was exciting and nerve-wracking to share a little piece of the book. All morning I've had butterflies and barfy feelings lol. I also have a giveaway up and a request for people to help me spread the word about the book, since I haven't done much to promote it. If you'd like to read the excerpt and help me spread the word in exchange for a chance to win an awesome new book of your choice, head on over to Ramblings of a Daydreamer.
I just finished revisions for the book last night, and I'm not even technically done because I need one more set of eyes to read over it, and that set of eyes is very busy this week. It's stressing me out, because the longer it takes her, the longer I have to push back formatting and sending the book out to reviewers. But...for right now I have a little reprieve. I actually don't know what to do with myself today. My sister-in-law has been sick the last few days, so I unexpectedly had today and yesterday off from babysitting duty. Goodness knows I have a ton of stuff to do - my apartment is a mess, I have books lying all over my room because I need to organize my shelves, I need to catch up on blogging, reading, and writing articles for the site I freelance with....but right now I'm just enjoying a little quiet time.
So now we come to the meltdown part of the blog title. Just before writing this post, I realized I hadn't written the acknowledgements for The Game Changer. When I wrote Blue Sky Days, I thanked practically everyone I'd ever known, but this time it's just going to be people who had something to do with The Game Changer. I started writing and got a little teary, as I always do...I'm a sentimental sort...and then I got to the part where I wanted to thank my Grama (who's been gone for over a year now, and who I talked about quite a bit when I started Lost and Found), and I had a full-on meltdown. I went from a little trickle of tears to hysterical crying, and I couldn't stop. I miss her like crazy, and sometimes it hits me all over again that she's gone, but I think it was more than that. I think it was just everything that's happened in the last few months while I've been trying to be so strong and it all just caught up to me in a moment of weakness. I'm actually kind of sitting here laughing about it now, which probably means I've lost my mind. It feels better to get it all out, and it also feels really nice to have a break, however short, before the chaos starts up again.
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You should be happy and excited and proud of your accomplishments. I think you've done something amazing--put yourself out there and shared something that holds a special place in your heart. ♥
It won't take too long for these last minute things with TGC. It probably feels like it since you're getting really close to the finish line and aren't as ahead as you wanted to be, but I think you're doing pretty great. I hope the last look over goes well and you can get to the final touches soon!
Aaannndd..... *super hug* I know how hard it is for you with losing your Grama. I go through those moments once in awhile when I think of certain people I've lost. You haven't lost your mind, not even slightly. You should see me sometimes. One minute I'm bawling my eyes out, the next minute I could be on the floor rolling. I think that it is just life. Sometimes something brings you down and takes you back to that dark, sad place, but you realize that it's over and that even though you care so much about someone you loved that has died, you know that you need to live and be happy and that that person would probably approve of it. (Did that make any sense? It's been a long day...)
In any case, love you lots and I am so happy to see your success! :)
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