6 years ago, I wrote a book and 4 years ago, it was published. A lot has changed for me in the last handful of years and so I thought it would be fun to revisit the book I wrote, read parts of it to you here via audio files, and then give some commentary about what I think and feel about the words I published to the entire world in 2020. A “behind the scenes” - if you will.
We are starting with the foreword today. And it’s all private for my subscribers only because this specific entry is personal and vulnerable and needs to be protected and read by those who are truly invested in my life and story.
Throughout this series, I’m opening up a bit about the publishing side of things - the good and the strange. So if you’ve ever wondered what it was like to write and publish a book, this will be interesting to you!
I will preface everything with this: my experience was overall a DREAM. Everything fell into place nicely and my agent and editors were the BEST. They held me up and encouraged me and I was REALLY proud of the book I wrote. (I think I’ll still be proud of a lot of it as I read it through again 4 years later, but jury is currently out. You’ll find out as I do.)
But like everything in life, there were some yucky moments that I’ve never shared about before. Some of them didn’t feel yucky at the time, but after the process was over, I wish I had done a few things differently. So I’m sharing it all.
When all is said and done, I can’t believe I have a part of my life written down in an actual physical book that my kids and grandkids and generations of kids will read. It is probably the thing in life that I’m most proud of.
I think I still feel VERY strong about the overall message of my book: slowing down, looking for direction on what’s next in life, and waiting instead of charging forward. And I’m curious to see if anything feels different or forced now that I’m years removed from it.
This feels a bit “meta” to be writing words about the book I wrote, but I’m excited to dig in!