There It Goes...

So, I sent the revised version of my little kids book to the publisher the other day. I literally tweaked and re-tweaked that sucker until I was sure it made the most amount of sense in the least amount of words. It got to the point where I couldn't look at it anymore. Not objectively anyway.

I sent it via e-mail tot he editor, thinking I wasn't going to hear back for a while. The time between e-mails averaged about a month and a half. Not this time.

In five minutes I got a short response that said:

Hey, Kingsley,
Thanks for the revision. I have a busy few days ahead, so I probably won't get to this till the end of the week, but I wanted to let you know I received it.

Thanks,
Editor Lady

So that's encouraging, right?

Anyway, I'm totally excited about it, even if the piece isn't one of my favorites. I mean, as it stands, it's a cute, decent-enough story, but it's not something I'm going completely ga-ga over. It's not like I'm going to say 'MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!'

Sure, it's a published book...not just an article in a magazine or a newsletter, but an actual BOOK. Crazy. And yeah, I'm proud as all get-out to have this opportunity, but I still think my longer work is a bigger reflection of me as an author. Maybe this is the start to getting my more 'important' work in the right hands. I don't know.

So, once I've got the absolute finalized details, I'll put them up here. You can even order it (or look at it on Amazon) and say: That thing got published?

And I'll say: 'Yep.'

Hey. You gotta start somewhere...