Thank you, everyone!
At first I wanted to keep quiet about this. Afterall, if it turned out that I didn't get much of a response- or if the result turned out to be negative, I didn't want to have to deal w/ the public rejection of that- after having told everyone about it.
But, after sitting on it for a while, I remembered just how much of a challenge it's been for me. So much of this getting published experience has been strange... It seems much of it all is just kept hidden and concealed behind a curtain- it's certainly not a world I felt privvy to or informed about... At times I've felt like I was walking a dark country road after dark- without a flashlight or a road-map... kinda aimless and scratchin' my head... and I thought- "y'know what? There might be others out there who've always been curious about this experience... I'm not gonna perpetuate to silent secrecy of it all. I'm just gonna share my experience- the good, the bad, and the ugly!" Hopefully my willingness to be out and open about it will help someone else- or at least interest others on some level!
I walk a fine line between feeling properly confident in my knowledge, experience and abilities- and also feeling completely like a novice newby who might very much be indulging illusions of grandeur, when it comes to my hopes for this cookbook. So in all honesty I have no idea just what to expect It's an odd, odd feeling. (more revealing vulnerability!)
So... I'll keep you all posted! And again- it's warm & fuzzy to read all the generous remarks and friendly enthusiasm and sisterly/brotherly support. THANKS SO MUCH!
At first I wanted to keep quiet about this. Afterall, if it turned out that I didn't get much of a response- or if the result turned out to be negative, I didn't want to have to deal w/ the public rejection of that- after having told everyone about it.
But, after sitting on it for a while, I remembered just how much of a challenge it's been for me. So much of this getting published experience has been strange... It seems much of it all is just kept hidden and concealed behind a curtain- it's certainly not a world I felt privvy to or informed about... At times I've felt like I was walking a dark country road after dark- without a flashlight or a road-map... kinda aimless and scratchin' my head... and I thought- "y'know what? There might be others out there who've always been curious about this experience... I'm not gonna perpetuate to silent secrecy of it all. I'm just gonna share my experience- the good, the bad, and the ugly!" Hopefully my willingness to be out and open about it will help someone else- or at least interest others on some level!
I walk a fine line between feeling properly confident in my knowledge, experience and abilities- and also feeling completely like a novice newby who might very much be indulging illusions of grandeur, when it comes to my hopes for this cookbook. So in all honesty I have no idea just what to expect It's an odd, odd feeling. (more revealing vulnerability!)
So... I'll keep you all posted! And again- it's warm & fuzzy to read all the generous remarks and friendly enthusiasm and sisterly/brotherly support. THANKS SO MUCH!
