A Book is Born

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Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007
LOVE IT!
i’ll be up late tonight reading
- Samantha Gianulis, author, Little Grapes on the Vine
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Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007
Just came home to find my copy of A Book is Born in the mailbox. Wow Nancy, it’s just amazing!

Thank you so much for letting me be part of ABIB. You and the whole WM family are just wonderful, wonderful people.

I’ll say it once again… WOW!

I am bringing it with me to the kids school right now to pick them up (and show off the new baby).

- Jennifer Thie, author, And Then…Came Arthur
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Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007
What a welcome surprise when I got home today! Doin’ the HAPPY DANCE!!!
- Kathryn Mahoney, author, Cracked at Birth
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Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007
She really is a beauty. I am very proud to be associated with such an amazing project. It is a great feeling to think that our words and experiences will help empower others to make their dreams come alive. Nancy, hats off to all your hard work. You brought everything together into an amazing package. I am looking forward to watching our baby move into the world and touch other’s lives in so many meaningful ways.
- Iris Waichler, author, Riding the Infertility Roller Coaster
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Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007
Subject: Confession

Okay, I have a confession. All week I’ve been thinking my writing sucks and who am I to publish it. I’ve been feeling scared and nervous and insecure about publishing.

And today, I got your package which talks about that in your book and now I feel relieved that others felt the same way. I can’t wait to read through A Book is Born.

Also, it is wonderful to see how professional your books are. They look terrific! The stock, the covers, you know what you are doing. To hold your product in my hand has gotten me even more excited… it’s like, hey, she really does make books. Now I have the proof!

Thanks again,
- Donna Weiser (signed for the Spring ‘08 release of D-Girl Turns Mom: Leaving Hollywood Behind for the Best Job Ever)
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Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2007
I got my package on Saturday!!! It looks and feels fabulous! I am so
happy for us!
- Christie Crowder, author, Your Big Sister’s Guide to Surviving College
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Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2007
I just got my package and opened it up. The book looks great!! I’m
thankful to have been a part of ABIB and I can’t wait to read
it. “Cheers to everyone”
- Debbie Hurley, author, Fragments of Hope
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Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007
I spent a good long while crying this morning. They were tears of joy, people. A Book is Born arrived, and as I read through it, tears of joy and amazement jumped from my eyes and moistened my cheeks.

You are such amazing women (and Mark - you’re amazing, too!). I am humbled to be in your circle.

Warmly,
- Christine Louise Hohlbaum, author, SAHM I Am
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Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007
A Book Is Born is even more wonderful that I ever imagined it would be. You must do the happy dance every time you look at it. It is a brilliantly creative work of art, brilliantly executed from cover to content.
Love,
- Pam Leo, author, Connection Parenting
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Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007
A Book is Born is absolutely beautiful, just wonderful. Congratulations over and over.
Thanks,
- Marna Krajeski, author, Household Baggage
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Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007
Dear Nancy:
I received my book today and I LOVE IT, LOVE IT,LOVE IT! This book is so special and it has the potential to be a really big hit with aspiring authors. Congrats to Nancy and all of us! I am so proud to be apart of this phenomenal project.
- Malonda Richard, author, My Life Isn’t Perfect…But Thank God My Baby Is
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Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007
Nancy, the book is phenomenal, and I love the audio series idea.
- Julie Watson Smith, author, Mommyhood
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Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007
Hello Nancy,
I got my book…YEAH…very nicely done! Oprah HAS to pick this one up ;0)
Take care,
- Nina Marie Duran, author, Elijah on My Mind
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Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007
Just want you to know I received my copy of A Book is Born, and it’s beautiful. I’ve flipped open a few pages, and already learned some new stuff, like checking out contactanycelebrity.com, so awesome job!
Best,
- Laura Faeth, author, I Found All The Parts: Healing the Soul through Rock’n'Roll (Spring 2008 release)
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I tore open the packaging of my first copy of A Book is Born when I found it on my steps. I wondered how it would feel when I saw it. I had assumed this would be a different experience for me. I was not the sole author of this book. It had been created by Nancy Cleary with contributions by myself and my amazing colleagues in the mom-writers publishing co-operative. It was Ms. Cleary’s vision of her “baby” that helped make this book a reality. I read it from cover to cover. I was interrupted briefly by my 7 year old daughter who asked what I was doing. I showed her the book, my name, the dedication with her name on it. I briefly explained about how I was a part of the team of women writer’s who helped write this book and what it was about. She smiled, jumped up and down, and ran in the room to tell her best friend about what I was holding and how cool a book it was.

As I finished reading A Book is Born I realized that I had the same sense of pride being a small part of this as I did with my own book. I had imagined that because so many of us participated in writing this book and it was Nancy’s creation I would feel a bit more distance. I must confess I felt some of the same butterflies opening this book that I did with my own. My colleagues words combined with Nancy’s information/resources/experience on the journey of a writer erased any emotional distance (imagined or real) that I might have had.

I realized my pride was on multiple levels. I was so proud to be a part of a book that offers so much to help other writers dream of being an author become a reality. It tells my story and the story of many, many others. I am incredibly proud and lucky to be a part of this group of bright and talented women. What a force this group has become! Their passion and wisdom jumped out at me as I read their words. It feels wonderful to be a part of this project. My daughter sometimes asks me if I am a social worker or a writer. Today I told her I was very proud to be a writer!

Nancy Cleary recently notifed me that I’ve have been an official member of the Mom Writer’s Publishing Coop for one year. YAYAY! However, my book is yet to be published! Seems like a long birthing process doesn’t it?

I am Dr. Caron Goode, and my book is The Art & Science of Coaching Parents. I started writing the book at the same time I launched a distance-learning school, Academy for Coaching Parents International, LLC, www.acpi.biz.  At the time of the conception for the book and business, I hadn’t anticipated the amount of effort to build the business infrastructure on the web. The process through time for both projects has been like having twins and nurturing each along their path of growth.

The great news is that the the book’s finishing touches are happening now, and I can submit the manuscript in December. I have had to focus not on the rush in time to completion, but on the enjoyment of writing and making the manuscript stronger. Next time, I would not choose twins. I’d like just one baby at a time!

Has anyone else had the experience of launching twins?  What was your experience like?