Over the last few nights, as I have completed the necessary forms for the publisher, taken the dreaded author’s photo, talked about cover images, and worked on the all important acknowledgements and dedication, it’s beginning to feel real. Really, really exciting, but now becoming more internalized.

The funny thing is that as my mind has taken care of those details, I’ve had very little time to write otherwise, and for these couple days, my “story brain” seems to have taken a bit of a vacation. I’m sure once the dust settles a bit, those characters will return from whatever fictional beach they are on right now to push me back to writing their story.