First Round of ARCs!

Holy cow! How did I get to this point? I have actually sent my book to people who want to read it before it's published! And I only know some of them in real life.

It feels like it is happening so fast and also like I've been working at this for longer than I've been alive. It's a weird place to be, emotionally speaking.

I've had some things come up in my personal life, and it was easy to say, "I'll just push it back."

Then, I sat in the office my family rearranged the house to make sure I had. I took stock of everything around me, all of the love and support I've received, and I knew I couldn't do that. Today was the deadline, and come hell or high water, I was getting them out.

Maybe it's not a big deal to some authors, maybe some people don't get why this is a big deal to me...but for me, this is the furthest I have ever been in the publishing process. I have never been able to even get a book into the hands of readers. It's a big step to get this far, especially when I'm already in my 40's.

In any event, I really am excited to get some feedback on the book that has taken me so long to get out of my head and into the world.

Now, I think it's time to focus on my follow-up (but unrelated) second novel that I'm hoping to release in the summer!

The work never ends!

-C.A.