We have arrived, friends!
Today is the day that my debut novel, A Kiss of Glass, is released into the world for all to read and enjoy! The paperback and ebook are available through Amazon and Barnes and Noble, currently, or you can purchase a signed paperback directly from me. (See the Novels and Books Boxes page for links for where to purchase!)
This is an absolutely incredible day! I am...almost speechless over what this means to me, how hard I've worked to get here, all of the obstacles I've faced, and now the fateful day has arrived. My debut novel is published. I wrote the very first iteration of this story back in 2015 while in undergrad. It was the very first short story fairytale retelling I attempted, and it was published by an online literary journal (find the link here). And now the book version that I have imagined for years and worked on since April of 2022 is available for purchase and is being read by lovers of literature. How fucking awesome is that?
It's one thing to believe you'll accomplish a specific goal. It's one thing to know you're putting in the work and making it happen.
It's another thing entirely to actually see it come to fruition.
I'm blown away by this whole process. No one tells you just how hard it is to not only write, revise, and edit a full manuscript of over 100,000 words, but how hard it is just to keep yourself motivated enough to not give up. Working full time, being a full time grad student, and spending hours every week working on this book was a hell of a lot harder than I anticipated. And yeah, in grad school the writing load is high and the motivation peaks and dips, much like writing outside of school. It's supposed to mimic the writing process, right?
And it does, but there are certain things that even an M.F.A. cannot capture. It's just...so time consuming and it eats up all of your energy. But in the end, it is motherfucking worth all of it -- the exhaustion, the sacrifices, the stress, to see the book come together to make this beautiful artifact of creativity and human expression.
I am celebrating today. In about one hour (3:00 pm PST), I will be hosting my very first TikTok and Facebook Live event, the virtual launch of my debut novel! I hope to see many people there. I'll be doing give aways and reading excerpts from my book and answering any questions people have. It's going to be an amazing time and I cannot wait!
I am so fucking excited today!
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