I suppose it is true of most writers, but I dream of what could be. I can't help it. I know the reality of things. I will likely work until a week after my death, at which time I will still be in debt up to my eyeballs, and my books will have sold 16 copies each. A tad bit pessimistic, I know, but I do still live in the real world.
Despite all of that, I can't help but daydream about how well my first book will do. Will it be a bestseller? Nah, but in my dreams it sure as heck is.
So, for the six of you who actually read this blog:
This round of edits is complete up through chapter 17(of 33), which puts me beyond the halfway mark. The feedback from my crew of editors has been priceless, and quite honestly, I can't wait to get going on the next round of edits. There has been some valuable information shared with me, as well as some praise on a few elements of the book that I wanted to come across just right.
I am still very excited with this endeavor. And last night I amplified that excitement ten-fold. I decided it was time to practice formatting the book for e-readers. I spent about an hour with the manuscript and the conversion software and loaded the book onto my wife's Kindle.
Pardon me a moment while I slip into textese.
OMFG!!
I can't explain the feeling I had when I saw my book title and C. Hollis Gunter as the author on the Kindle front screen. I still get all silly feeling when I think about it. As a matter of fact, my day dreaming just kicked it up a few notches. I will probably pass out when I see it listed on the Amazon website this fall.
Until then, I will keep on day dreaming.
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