Waiting...

Anybody remember that Carly Simon song? You know the one..."Anticipay-yay-shun, it's makin' me wait!" Yeah, that one. Okay, so some of you only remember it as a song about ketchup. That's okay. You'll still understand my point.

Last week, I wrote about being so close to wrapping up a book and being continually distracted by my family and life in general. Well, guess what? I finally finished. Yep, Not Her Type, the sequel to Not His Type, is finished. I passed it off to my proofreaders last week. So now comes the waiting...one of my proofers will send me a few questions, errors, etc., as she goes. The others make me wait. Until they finish. The whole book.

While I wait for my proofers to finish, that Carly Simon song plays on an endless loop in my head! It's like having the Barney Song stuck in my head! Because I'm always so excited about telling my readers, "It's there!" When I post that link on my Facebook page, there's always this big "Ahhhhh!" moment; then I sit back and wait to see which one of my friends and/or readers will be the first to review the book, or to tell me on Facebook or in person how much they (hopefully) love the book.

So the next time you're waiting oh-so-impatiently for one of your favorite authors to finish their next book, have a little sympathy. Remember that your favorite author is having to wait on proofers, technology, reviews and any number of other things.

Ah, well...I'm off to do some more waiting. Antici-pay-yay-shun!"