November 19, 2012

• Anxiety…

  For the last two weeks, I’ve been waiting for the edits on Panda Girl from the editor the publisher assigned me. A total stranger was reading my baby. What if she didn’t like it? What if she thought it was horribly written? When I finally saw the email from her, it was difficult to open it.

  And then it hit me…. come December 3rd, Panda Girl is no longer mine. She will belong to a world of strangers, all bringing their own opinions, views, backgrounds, insights, and reactions to her. Some will love her, some will hate  her, and some will go “eh- no bit deal”.

  I’m having a bit of hard time letting go and am praying the critics aren’t too cruel, but the reality is that we have become a much more vicious world. We say hurtful things about other people’s work all the time. We hate a movie and we trash it- not just to friends, but online in forums and in blogs. Same goes for books, music, and art. All creative work has to undergo the ritual of human introspection once it’s released to the world. What can I say?

  I’m a bit anxious here… ok… a lot anxious…

  So anxious that I forgot to tell you that you’ll be able to download a copy of Panda Girl on Dec. 3rd from Amazon and in a few months you can get it for your Nook and then… IN PAPERBACK! Panda Girl is the newest book published by Wordbranch publishing! How cool is that?

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