April Fools'

Last week I mentioned that life is good. There was something that I didn't list in my good news. I told my family about this good news on Sunday. With April 1st so close I just had to take advantage of it. For some odd reason they didn't believe me when I told them. I've never pulled an April Fools' joke before and I don't think I will again but this was kind of fun. I told my family I was getting a book published. And the trick was the fact that I was telling the truth.

When I lost my job I decided it was a good time to work on the goal Moose set for me. Twice a year he wants me to submit a novel to a publisher or agent. The week I lost my job I did some quick edits on a novel I had and sent it off to a publisher I'd just learned about. Three weeks later I received word that they want to publish my novel. There are still a few things that need to be finalized but I have started working with an editor on improving my novel. As I have been working on it I realized how lucky I am that they accepted it. This is the second novel I finished. Shortly after I finished it I went through and edited it and then it sat on my computer for three years. My writing improved but I never went back to the story.

I still can't believe I'm getting a story published. I don't think I'll believe until I am actually holding a copy in my hand. But All I can say is that this wouldn't have happened if not for my friends and family. (Just you wait, Josh, your page views are going to shoot up as I visit your blog to make my characters more believable.)