This Book Just Got Real

So today the FedEx truck came and dropped off a very peculiar package.

It was a brown rectangular case, with white plastic straps concealing its contents, and my publisher’s logo plastered on the bottom.

From that point, I immediately knew what it was, and upon opening it, I discovered an object of beauty and wonder.

It was an attractive specimen filled with pages, covered with a striking red and a powerful yellow-greenish handprint to entice anyone who came across it.

How did I get so lucky/cool to have this in my life? And even more cooler than that, it even has MY NAME on it!

Okay, calm down, Dewayne. CALM DOWN!

*Five minutes of taking deep breaths* Okay, I think I’m good.

I seriously don’t know how I could've gotten this crazy. Just the other day, I was “Okay, it’s almost a month until my book comes out. I’m excited about it, but I’m going to keep it all bubbled inside and act professional about it.”

That was at least what I was thinking until the book came. Now I’m jumping off the walls and smiling like The Joker. Now my thoughts are “My story is real! It’s finally a real book! Not an ARC, but a real book, that I can put on my bookshelf, with no errors, and pages that I can flip through…with words on them!”

So yes, it’s been a good day.

Btw: The book still isn’t out yet. I just got this early book because that’s one of the perks of being an author (you get your own copies of your book ahead of time!). There are only a few copies out there, but not they’re going to be out into the world just yet.

Only 32 days left! So excited!