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October 31, 2008 7:18 PM

A New Book is Born...

I thought it would be a fitting way to start my blogging career with the arrival of my new book - fresh off the presses and so new that the smell of ink rushed up into my face as I cracked the cardboard box open.

It was a bit like a birth of a new child in a way — this creation that I’d been quietly cultivating was now completely formed and ready to show its face to the world. Except when my two flesh-and-blood children were born, I was surrounded with people — doctors and nurses, my husband right beside me, family members outside in the waiting area. The room was ringing with cries of joy (from the grown ups) mingled with cries of terror (from the babies).

By contrast, my book arrival unfolded with much less fanfare. There was a ring of the doorbell, an electronic signature, and I was left alone to meet my new ‘baby’ for the first time. I took a picture to remember the moment. Here she is - her name is Mackenzie, she’s 251 pages long and, since she arrived on Halloween, she’s a Scorpio - just like me!