Lately, I’ve begun to notice the signs of labor. Several times I’ve experienced Braxton Hicks, but alas each time the end result has been a prescription for rest and a rewrite. Fulfilling that prescription is tricky. Book is not an only child; I’m already raising Kid, Career and Personal Health ( P.H. for short), thus the daily acrobatics.
I don’t have a birth plan yet. Book might be born using a literary agent or in a publishing house. I’m leaving my options open for right now. I know I need one soon; my chapters are dilated and my denouement has dropped. Soon I expect there will be a bloody show... and what a show it might be. Am I ready? Is anyone ever really ready?
Just like so many others, I don’t really care whether I have a chapter book or middle grade novel. I just want a published finished product. I want for it what every writer wants for a book; a long shelf life, genre acceptance and readership. It would be dishonest for me to deny my hope for a second edition and maybe even some royalty monies... it’s not such a bad thing to wish to be taken care of in my later years, is it?
There will be a birth announcement. Watch for it.
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5 comments:
This was great and oh-so-relatable. Congratulations on your baby-- may it grow and thrive and bring you great joy!
Go, Peggy, go! I hope to see that "birth announcement" soon. :) Loved this post that brought a smile to my face. You have talent, girl. :)
I am sure your offspring will be "breathtaking."
Loved your post and congrats on your impending birth!
I've been trying to deliver a YA novel for 8 years now. I'm afraid it will be a teenager before it is welcomed to this world. :)
Good luck!!
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