Self-publishing your own work, having actual people who aren’t related to you or bound by friendship read your stories and love them, give them complements, getting actually PAID for your writing–these are all exciting things. Things that make you feel validated and like a real author. But there’s one thing that I hadn’t done yet, one thing I hadn’t expected would be such a…thing.
Holding my book in my own two hands.
That is my print edition of Genesis sitting on my coffee table. It’s a real book. With a pretty cover, a good layout (if I do say so myself), an ISBN on the back, and a SPINE THAT WILL SHOW UP ON A BOOKSHELF. It should show up on Amazon in a week or so and trickle into the other expanded distribution points from Createspace over the next couple of months.
I wasn’t expecting the proof until next week, so having it show up in the mail yesterday was very exciting. I pounced on the package and ripped it open. And then I squeaked. Such that hubby, in the other room, thought I’d stepped on a mouse. I then proceeded to spend the rest of the night grinning from ear to ear. Took the book to dinner with the in-laws, where I had a burrito as big as my head and a strawberry margarita in celebration, then promptly came home and passed out on the sofa at 8:30. On a Friday night. I’m blaming the burrito, which was a mistake of epic proportions on the G.I.T. front, but whatever. It was a damn good burrito.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go exercise some more to work that food baby off.
16 thoughts on “Lookit! The Pretty!!”
Yay! Congratulations Kait, it looks great! 😀 And glad to hear you celebrated! 😉
The book looks amazing, Kait! Congratulations! I love that you brought the book to dinner with you, too; that’s something I would totally do if I ever get to this point. How exciting!
Love! The cover is gorgeous. I can only imagine how exciting it must be to have a tangible representation of your work. Congrats!
How thrilling! E books are great, but holding a bound book is a different experience. Enjoy!
Hey Kait, congratulations! Have another margarita to go with that burrito.
Looks awesome! Congratulations!!!
That is so beautiful :3 Congrats 🙂 Can’t wait to read it!
Oh that is awesome! Congrats on the book. Now to just wait for snail mail to get it to our doors and add it to Goodreads 😉
I suspect that grin’ll be around for a few more days … Congratu-bloody-lations!!!!!
Congrats Kait! Great design, very eye-catching.
It looks so pretty!! *happy sigh*
Oh Kait, it is pretty! Enjoy every moment of it, you worked hard for it after all.
Congratulations, Kait! It’s beautiful!
Yay! It is very pretty indeed.
How very exciting Kate. Way to go. Love it.
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee it’s so PRETTY. *PETS* I’m gonna have to get me one of those! 😀 So proud of you!