It’s been almost three weeks since Maddie and Mabel hit the shelves and it’s been an absolute dream. On release day, I went to school and had a mini-book birthday celebration with my class. As luck would have it, we had a power outage at school and I got to go home early!
Every moment of the evening felt surreal. I got to do a book signing at my favorite bookstore. I truly thought that I would be able to maybe wander the store and do some shopping. But the line never stopped. Current students, my colleagues, former teachers, friends, family, even some strangers bought my book and showed up. I burst into tears a few times when surprises walked through the door.
The amount of support I’ve had has been overwhelming. Every time some one sends me a picture of them reading my book or a child with my book, my heart explodes. I’ve seen pictures of my niece reading Maddie and Mabel to her class. I’ve heard from High School friends who shipped my book across the country to not only support me but my local indie as well, at random moments my students will tell me how much they loved the book; all just moments I couldn’t dare to dream a few weeks ago.
Thank you to everyone for all your support and love!
