A Year Ago...
A year and four days ago I signed a contract. A contract that said my novel would be published. My dreams were coming true! So, I thought I'd look back at the past year and reflect on what I've accomplished to remind myself how incredibly bless my life is!
On Oct 5, 2012 I sent a signed contract to Curiosity Quills Press for the first book in my Kiya trilogy, Kiya: Hope of the Pharaoh. Since then, they contracted all three books. This has proved to be the best thing for me. I've learned so much along this road, and met so many wonderful and supportive people.
In November, I turned 26 and my daughter turned 2. Every day I'm grateful for her and the joy (and often insanity) she brings to my life. This year we've worked through potty training, tantrums, a strong personality shining through, and a lot of sass.
In March, my husband and I celebrated four years of marriage. I don't know how he does it, but he makes me laugh every day. He's shown me what real love is. But times have been tough with him at school. We've both had to work part time, and the combined income barely gets us by. The royalties from my book have really helped us out more than I can tell. Although far thousands of dollars, it's enough to cover things we were neglecting.
The day Kiya released, an email landed in my inbox offering me a contract for Branded. I never expected Branded to get signed, but I entered it in a comp to win a Amazon gift card and BAM. I'm nervous and excited about this one.
I wrote Deceptive Cadence, a 2 book series that even now lingers with me. I believe it's my best story yet, and I'm hoping for it to be my next published work.
I'm currently querying, after extensive rewrites, Dancing in the Athenian Rain. And here's a picture which is so perfect for it!
My life is far from perfect. But I try to find the best things I can in what I do have. I'm published, I have three more books lined up for release, and hopefully many more to come. I am a mother of a beautiful girl and happily married.
This year has been incredible, emotional, and life changing. Here's to another year of life!
photo credit: Suus Wansink via photopin cc
On Oct 5, 2012 I sent a signed contract to Curiosity Quills Press for the first book in my Kiya trilogy, Kiya: Hope of the Pharaoh. Since then, they contracted all three books. This has proved to be the best thing for me. I've learned so much along this road, and met so many wonderful and supportive people.In November, I turned 26 and my daughter turned 2. Every day I'm grateful for her and the joy (and often insanity) she brings to my life. This year we've worked through potty training, tantrums, a strong personality shining through, and a lot of sass.
In March, my husband and I celebrated four years of marriage. I don't know how he does it, but he makes me laugh every day. He's shown me what real love is. But times have been tough with him at school. We've both had to work part time, and the combined income barely gets us by. The royalties from my book have really helped us out more than I can tell. Although far thousands of dollars, it's enough to cover things we were neglecting.
The day Kiya released, an email landed in my inbox offering me a contract for Branded. I never expected Branded to get signed, but I entered it in a comp to win a Amazon gift card and BAM. I'm nervous and excited about this one.
I wrote Deceptive Cadence, a 2 book series that even now lingers with me. I believe it's my best story yet, and I'm hoping for it to be my next published work.
I'm currently querying, after extensive rewrites, Dancing in the Athenian Rain. And here's a picture which is so perfect for it!
My life is far from perfect. But I try to find the best things I can in what I do have. I'm published, I have three more books lined up for release, and hopefully many more to come. I am a mother of a beautiful girl and happily married.
This year has been incredible, emotional, and life changing. Here's to another year of life!
photo credit: Suus Wansink via photopin cc
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