Sunday, February 16, 2025
New Beginnings
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My new book which will be published on Amazon.com on Feb 28. |
Well, I finally finished it at the end of 2023 and spent most, if not all of, last year editing it and getting it ready for publication.
Initially I was going to release it in January to coincide with the start of the New Year. But, as the saying goes, even “the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.”
You see, right around the time I was finishing my book, our dog, Merlin, passed away unexpectedly from a very aggressive form of canine cancer. Of course, Mrs. Blue Scream and I were devastated and I thought he’d be our last dog. Then in December, a new dog, Shadow, came into our life and while he’s a super chill Lab, he’s turned our lives upside-down and just about everything ground to a halt while we worked to get him adjusted to his new fur-ever home. (It’s still a work in progress).
Then just when things were beginning to settle down again, my mom got sick and a few weeks later, she passed away. My mom was my first and often toughest editor, and I know she would have been thrilled to see her baby-boy’s first novel get published. So despite still feeling sad, I vowed to continue my journey in her honor.
It’s been a long road to get here, but I’m glad I made the trip. And as we move further into 2025, I’m looking forward to a new and better beginning with my remaining family, my new dog and my publishing career….
