The Official Publication of "A Different Familiar"
Today’s the big day: June 24th, 2017. A Different Familiar has finally been published!
It’s incredible knowing that my novel is – as of today – in the hands of the public. I’m proud of the book, I really enjoyed writing it, and it is my greatest hope that those who read A Different Familiar will share my sentiment. Please let me know if you do! I’d be very glad to hear from you.
As I’ve reflected on the time and effort that went into this novel, I’ve realized how truly rewarding it is to write. Don’t get me wrong – it’s a ton of work, and by no means easy work. In fact, I once jokingly told my mother that “writing a novel is the closest thing any single woman will come to giving birth.” At the time, we laughed and, of course, the laughter alleviated some of my writing stress – but as I did some thinking, I realized my joke wasn’t too far from the truth.
Is writing a novel as painful as giving birth? No, of course not. I could devote an entire blog post to the differences between the two, and even then, I probably wouldn’t come close to noting all of the incongruences. But when all is said and done, writers become – at least somewhat – like new parents. They’ve produced something; they’ve brought something into the world that formerly didn’t exist in a tangible form before.
When I completed my novel and held the finished product in my hands, it was a strange and surreal, albeit pleasant, moment. I expect most new parents also have those feelings when they hold their newborns for the first time – the exhaustion mixed with the excitement, the relief mixed with the realization that life will continue on quite differently from the way it was before.
Babies and books… both are keys to the continuation of the self after death in remarkably similar ways. It’s a funny thought, isn’t it? Just as I expect most parents hope the best for their babies, I hope that my novel is honest, interesting, and plays well with others!
Thanks for reading, and if you’d like to pick up your very own copy of A Different Familiar, I will leave links at the end of this blog post for that very purpose.
Rhian
Click Here to Purchase A Different Familiar through Createspace
Click Here to Purchase A Different Familiar through Amazon
It’s incredible knowing that my novel is – as of today – in the hands of the public. I’m proud of the book, I really enjoyed writing it, and it is my greatest hope that those who read A Different Familiar will share my sentiment. Please let me know if you do! I’d be very glad to hear from you.
As I’ve reflected on the time and effort that went into this novel, I’ve realized how truly rewarding it is to write. Don’t get me wrong – it’s a ton of work, and by no means easy work. In fact, I once jokingly told my mother that “writing a novel is the closest thing any single woman will come to giving birth.” At the time, we laughed and, of course, the laughter alleviated some of my writing stress – but as I did some thinking, I realized my joke wasn’t too far from the truth.
Is writing a novel as painful as giving birth? No, of course not. I could devote an entire blog post to the differences between the two, and even then, I probably wouldn’t come close to noting all of the incongruences. But when all is said and done, writers become – at least somewhat – like new parents. They’ve produced something; they’ve brought something into the world that formerly didn’t exist in a tangible form before.
When I completed my novel and held the finished product in my hands, it was a strange and surreal, albeit pleasant, moment. I expect most new parents also have those feelings when they hold their newborns for the first time – the exhaustion mixed with the excitement, the relief mixed with the realization that life will continue on quite differently from the way it was before.
Babies and books… both are keys to the continuation of the self after death in remarkably similar ways. It’s a funny thought, isn’t it? Just as I expect most parents hope the best for their babies, I hope that my novel is honest, interesting, and plays well with others!
Thanks for reading, and if you’d like to pick up your very own copy of A Different Familiar, I will leave links at the end of this blog post for that very purpose.
Rhian
Click Here to Purchase A Different Familiar through Createspace
Click Here to Purchase A Different Familiar through Amazon
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