Chapter 2 - Tick Tock

Yesterday I introduced my book to the world.  It was a scary day.  The part about putting something you've thrown your entire heart and soul into and then waiting to see how everyone would respond - that was the scary part.

I cried a lot yesterday.  Not sad, but happy.  Happy because people who have loved me my whole life and people who only knew me for a season jumped into my world for a little while yesterday to let me know they cared about this little accomplishment of mine.  In reality, everyone I heard from has done far greater things in their lives.  I strung some words (albeit a whole lot of words) together to tell a story, but the reality is, each of you who reached out to me yesterday have done some pretty amazing things with your life too.  And I think you are awesome.  I didn't want to let another moment go by without reminding you of that.

Today, things are more peaceful.  Online at least.  But I sold 46 copies of The Clay Lion yesterday (THANK YOU!), and today, a bunch of you are maybe, possibly, going to be reading it.  And that is terrifying.  And so I am not peaceful at all!  I keep thinking about you, out there, wherever you are, reading about Brooke and Branson and I am wondering if you've fallen in love with them the way I did.  I hope you have.

So here I am.  Waiting.  Waiting to hear what you think.  Waiting for you to tell me that I should write another.  Or that I should hang up my computer and consider needlepoint.  The waiting is always the hardest part. 

Tick tock.  Happy reading : )