Only one week in and I’m already off schedule. I promised all of you, and myself, that I’d have a blog post up every Monday. I knew, of course, that I was going to slip at some point, but I didn’t expect it to be this soon. Still, such is life. I’m holding myself accountable and instead of hemming and hawing until next Monday when (hopefully) I’ll be right back on schedule, I’m giving you a Tuesday post instead. That’s not too horrible, right?
Having a published book out there is a very interesting experience. It’s simultaneously extremely validating and absolutely terrifying. I’ll admit, when I was first waiting for Untold’s release, I felt guilty. I had spent so long building up the world and the lives of Katie, and Pandy, and Michael, and Robin that it felt like a betrayal to be putting them out there for public judgment. I’ve been extremely fortunate thus far in the feedback I’ve received. My readers have been encouraging and supportive, and they seem to share all my opinions on this little cast of characters I’ve created. (Except for my sister who doesn’t seem to jive with Pandy.) It’s been wonderful.
The trouble I’m running into now is reaching out to more people. After my initial nervousness at letting my group out into the world, I became very excited to share them with as many people as I could. Not for sales, or publicity, or anything like that. Mostly, I just want to tell everyone I can, “Read this book. I think you’ll enjoy it.” Because I do. This is, I imagine, how parents must feel. You’d love the world to see the specialness of that thing you created, but sadly can’t force everyone into that.
So, because it would seem desperate, socially inappropriate, and a little stalkerly to individually contact everyone I know and beg them to give Untold a try, I am going to say this: If you enjoyed it, tell a friend. Encourage them to get to know Katie, and Michael, and Robin, and Pandy. Encourage them to tell me what they think. If you haven’t read Untold yet and are meaning to, there is no time like the present. As an author, my biggest dream is to have a whole thriving community full of people who are happy to discuss what they love and what they hate about my work. I want the world of the TU crowd to get bigger than just me.
So grab a friend, join the party, and let’s get this rolling. Come on, tell me: what do you REALLY think of Michael?
Amy
Dream come true <3