To See it Come To Life...
To see my name on the front of a book again sends shivers up and down my spine. It's not some egocentric thing for me like, "wow, check me out." That's not it at all. It's humbling. I am thankful for whatever writing I can do or whatever contributions I can make to someone else's writing. I am truly humbled to be a part of something that is so much bigger than I will ever be, something will last beyond my life and my children's lives.
For me, life is so much like a book. Each day is a different page, each week a different chapter. To transfer the everyday life into words on the page can be daunting. It's not easy. At least not for me. For my piece in A Book is Born, I stayed up many nights writing, writing, and writing some more to only walk away with a paragraph to show for my effort. With a little perseverance and luck, however, the outcome can be spectacular.
That is what I see with A Book is Born - something spectacular, something that made the journey from life into words, sentences and pages with great success. A Book is Born is more than simply a book on how on to write a book and get it published. It enables you to see these women - us - go through the many ups and downs of having our work come to life. Nancy Cleary seamlessy ties these up and downs together in 237 pages that will have readers walking away with insights into getting published and everything else - good and bad - that goes with it. Few stones are left unturned in this journey.
Blessings,
Jennifer
