And its not my fault you see because two MAJOR things have happened since Christmas and since I have been a little tied up, I'm guessing you'll forgive me for not updating you with the little treasures and trinkets of my otherwise menial life.
Well, first and foremost, unless you have been living under a rock for the beginning of 2014 - and I hope to God you haven't because the floods have been pretty bad: my book has been released!!! Hooray!
It was meant to be released on NYD, however, I was a bit anxious with all the Amazon beings and doings (like filling out a tax claim form!) that I was far too efficient for myself and it was released instead on NYE. To those who are looking to release their debut on Kindle - it says to allow 24 or 48 hours before the file is ready - mine was ready overnight so bear that in mind. And there was a mad panic to get it finished because my original cover designer pulled out and so I imposed upon my best friend to poach some contacts. She came up trumps and my introduction to Fran Wood happened. Fran was so ace - it literally took her one shot to get it perfect. And you know when you see something that looks just right - like the perfect penis for instance, thats when the excitement hits.
Though, if I'm honest, publishing a book oneself is a bit of a lonely journey. Although you have an Editor, an Illustrator and two Proofreaders - there's no one really spurring you on. An Editor may give you constructive criticism but, in the end, the reality is that you're a minnow in an incredibly saturated ocean and it wouldn't be wise to get your fishy little hopes up. And writing the bloody thing has been quite isolating too because no one can climb inside your head and take over for a while whilst you have a snooze. So yes, you are the only one in the car as it careers down the long road to Finishtown but it is worth it in the end.
And another thing they never tell you, is that whilst the gratification is instant - there are long gaps between exuberance. What you don't realise is that yes, your nearest and dearest are appreciative of your achievement but its still going to take them a few weeks to read it. All the while, you're sat there: chewing on your pencil waiting for the verdict. And you're expecting the verdict to come with a gift! In reality its usually a "yeah, it was good". Which I'm not complaining about AT ALL, I just think that when you are writing it - dreaming of the day you finish, you're really expecting people to thank you for it.
The best review I had was: the book made me miss London.
That really is a great review. Because the reality is that I actually don't want high praise, a pat on the back, a bunch of flowers with each turning of the last Kindle page. I want the story to speak to the soul, to paint itself on the imagination, to stir some emotion or humour but most of all for people to see it through the characters eyes. And I do think that this is what I have achieved.
And on to the second MAJOR thing: I met the man of my dreams! I know, I know! Thats what I set out to do when I started this blog over twelve months ago, and I have achieved this too. Now I'm not going to say to much about him because I know he'll be reading this but, you know when you're watching a person eat and they're watching the telly.... And you could just sit and watch them eat whilst watching the telly all night. And you just want to squeeze their little cheeks.....
I'll leave it there.
And can I thank all of you who have purchased Mr Impossible thus far, and those of you who are yet to purchase.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mr-Impossible-Edward-Payne-ebook/dp/B00HLTIWA8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394797301&sr=8-1&keywords=mr+impossible+edward+payne
Big love. xx
