What Makes It Real?

The Long Way Home has been out for a little over a week now, and I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the INSANE idea that I wrote a book. Even though only maybe three or four people have read it, so it doesn't feel entirely like it's an actual thing yet, it’s still on Goodreads, it’s still on Amazon, and I can still pull it up on my Kindle, so I’m telling myself it is indeed real.

Also, I've had a couple of people reach out to me directly and tell me that they really enjoyed reading about the MCs. I cannot express how unbelievably touched I am that people will take time out of their day to figure out a way to find me, number one, and two, tell me that these characters meant something to them.

I fell in love with Marcus and Cory as I was writing, and all I wanted in the world was for one other person to see how amazing they are. As I was writing, I kept hoping that the story they had to tell was coming through in the words I was putting down on the page. I know it won’t come through for everyone, and I know that it probably could’ve been done better in 1000 different ways, but the fact that there are a few people out there who could hear it even through all of that makes me so happy.

So, thank you to the one, two, or three of you who have read the book or thought about reading it, or, who have taken the time to tell me that it meant something to you. That’s really all I ever wanted. So, success, I suppose.