Hello friends!
As a lot of you know this week, October 1st, was my official release day for my first book "Yagos: The Marriage Contract". It's been an amazing journey getting here and I'm so grateful for everyone's support along the way.
Sometime last week I suddenly realized that releasing book #1 of Yagos means that book #2 should be releasing around July of next year. Now I know that may seem like a long time away to you but considering that it took me about two-three years to write book #1 and then months of work to publish it, July 2021 seems like a pretty tight deadline to me. However that did give me the urging I needed to put my nose to the grindstone. I'd already been working on book #2 of course but this last week I tried to really kick that into high gear. Needless to say there's tons of work to go but I think I have a start on it. More details to come in the future of course so stay posted!
In addition to my work there was some celebrating that needed to happen. This is my first ever book to be published so of course my friends and family have been super excited and supportive. I've loved hearing from so many people about how excited they are to read this story. The outpouring of love and support as people have told me that they've purchased this book and are looking forward to reading it has been incredibly humbling.
If I'm honest it's those same people that have inspired my greatest moments of fear this week. When I write a book there's a huge piece of myself, almost like a piece of my soul, that goes into each story. Releasing that into the world is terrifying enough. Knowing that so many people are looking forward to reading this book brings out another fear, the fear of disappointing them. Of course I know that I can't please everyone but it still makes it hard to wonder if people will enjoy this book or hate it.
Thankfully my loved ones weren't about to let me just spend the week dwelling on my fear and trepidation. Release day- October 1st, I got home and my roommate/best friend surprised me with dinner and a girl's night. She knew I wouldn't want a big party but she still wanted to make sure I got the chance to celebrate. We enjoyed some delicious BBQ, my favorite dessert of brownies, and a movie to celebrate the day.
The next day my mom, who has put in such a tremendous amount of work to get us to the point of publication, joined me for a celebratory dinner. We got all dressed up and headed into town to the Chinese buffet. We had a lovely time discussing the reviews, the initial order reports, and reading comments on Facebook from friends and loved ones who have demonstrated their support and offered encouragement.
Finally, Saturday, one of my favorite times of celebrating this book release, came when my dad started texting me. Every time he noticed something in "Yagos: The Marriage Contract" that made him laugh, or made him think of me, or someone else in the family, he'd send a quick text with his observation. It was so much fun seeing the book from his perspective.
So that's it. The release week of my first book! It's been an amazing journey getting here. My honest prayer for this book, and any future books to come, are that God will use them to bless others and bring them closer to Him. That's also my prayer for this blog.
I hope and pray that your week has been blessed as mine. And if you haven't had a chance then please, check out "Yagos: The Marriage Contract" available on Amazon now!
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