Friday, February 14, 2020

Love day


I'm off to my spot by the big window in a bookstore cafe, where I will continue pushing hard to meet word count on my current project. It's definitely going better than before, with a couple of the book's most pivotal chapters already in the can.

In the mail last night, I received a box of hard copies of the last book I wrote, which will be published on March 3. It's always more real when you hold that first beautifully bound copy in your hands! And the book's editor at Simon & Schuster put up a lovely post on social media, in which she gave me public credit, even though I was a true ghost on this work, and my name isn't on the cover. I so appreciate her doing this. We pour our whole selves into the writing, we make a faithful work of trying to channel another person's story in a way that will feel true and right to them. So, not gonna lie, it feels good to be acknowledged for that effort. I don't think it's ego, exactly. It's more like desiring a public declaration of a thing you helped make with love.

It's Valentines Day, and my niece who lives with us has gone away with friends for the long weekend, which means it will be just the man and me over dinner and wine tonight, gazing into each other's eyes.  I wish everyone here a pair of eyes to gaze into, eyes that you dearly love—a lover, a child, a parent figure, a sibling, a cousin, a cohort, a guide. The photo was taken by my friend Susan and she gave me permission to post it. I saved it especially for today.



15 comments:

  1. I love that editor put up a post and gave you public credit for your hard work. That's a truly lovely gift of acknowledgement. Yes, to tonight for gazing into a pair of eyes that look back with the same passion and love. Yes. Happy Valentine's Day to you and your man.

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  2. If that post by the Editor is available on line, please post how I can read it. LN

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  3. The love you bring to your marriage, your family and your work is a joy to witness on Valentine's Day and every day. Today I remember the eyes of the man I dearly loved. A long time ago someone asked me what it was about him that I was drawn to and the first thing that came to my mind was, "The light in his eyes."

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  4. yes, we do like to be acknowledged for the work we have done. I don't think it's ego either. well, maybe a little but not the overbearing kind.

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  5. What a sweet post! Sweetness for the book-in-hand, sweetness for the book coming along, sweetness for acknowledgement of your craft and work. Sweetness for the love in your life. The love OF your life.

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  6. Happy Valentine's Day to you and your family. I hope you enjoyed it.

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  7. Somehow we managed to miss Valentines day. I hope you had a lovely supper with your hubby and congrats on the book and the public acknowledgement of your hard work.

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  8. I can certainly understand wanting acknowledgement for all the work and skill you put into your book projects. I'm glad you got some. :) We completely forgot about Valentine's Day! OOPS.

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  9. How lovely to receive public acknowledgement for your good work. Completely natural to feel good about it! Your love day with your husband sounds divine.

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  10. My partner is in the Antartica at the moment, and I spent Valentines day alone. I coped with a beer and pizza.

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  11. Happy Valentine's! I'm glad your book is going well.

    Greetings from London.

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  12. I so deeply admire this work that you do -- brava!

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  13. I love that line "kiss you like you miss me"!

    I'm glad your writing is going well, and that you got some recognition for your last book.

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  14. Jim and I have a deal, we both are excused from Valentine's day.
    I'm glad you got the acknowledgement on social media, here's hoping all the other people looking for a writer are aware of it and come to you for your expertise.

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  15. Hello!!!

    Happy Belated Valentines Day. I love how you can gaze into your man's eyes over dinner. It is so wonderful to have a lover, friend, and soul mate. It is very special to be able to have that wonderful moment in time.

    Oh how so very awesome to be able to hold the hard copy's of your book in your hands. All that hard work is just so wonderful to see it finished and in your hand. Oh I know that you must have been over the moon with joy and I am so happy for you!

    I am sorry to have not been able to blog or catch up. I had a blood vessel in the back of my eye that ruptured and had to have some surgery done and I haven't been able to see to do anything on the computer but it is getting better now so maybe I can catch up soon.

    Have a wonderful day my friend.. Big Hugs!

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