TWENTY-TWO DAYS REMAINING
There are a few cardinal rules of the universe and one of them is this; the end is always a beginning. For instance when I end my dinner, that’s the beginning of dessert. When I end a relationship, that’s the beginning of my singlehood!
See? The theory remains sound!
This weekend I had the utmost pleasure of attending Apollycon, a 3-day long book convention for people who love romance books of all flavors. I met a lot of wonderful people who came up to my booth to talk about BRING ME THEIR HEARTS, or LOVE ME NEVER, and some who had even read the ARC of HEAVENBREAKER!
The author profession is one pursued alone. At the end of the day it’s only you and the manuscript that remain - irrespective of any agents, or editors, or readers. Being an author means being the only one who is truly intimate with the manuscript. You are it’s beginning and end.
So to see so many people gushing about how my books changed their lives…well. To say I went back to the hotel room and had a nice cry every night would not be incorrect. We usually don’t see the effect our long hours of toil have on other people, so to have evidence of how loved and appreciated my books were was nigh-overwhelming. Thank you.
HEAVENBREAKER is now officially 22 days from release. It’s taken three years and a lot of hard work to get to this point. Whatever happens, however big or small this book gets, I will always love it. It taught me so many things. I hope it brings you lessons, too, or at least a sparkle in your imagination.
The beginning; when I wrote the first sentence of HEAVENBREAKER on a sweaty August morning. The end; me currently writing this newsletter celebrating its imminent release. Time is a flat circle some say, but I like to think it’s an hourglass with us at the smallest center bit, all the sands rushing through us.
As promised, here is your final exclusive excerpt of HEAVENBREAKER! Next month it will be out!
Thank you again, and be well.
Sara
