I’m Booked

No, I don’t mean my social calendar…..although it is a little crazy this time of year. I’m talking about my book!

Right now pretty much every free moment is devoted to the finishing touches when it comes to my book publication, and I wanted to share a little bit of that with you because I know how many of you have been patiently waiting for my book to publish. I absolutely cannot wait.

This process has been a long one for me, and if we are being truly honest, it is one I feel like I have purposely made longer than it probably needed to be. I blame the fact that I have perfectionist tendencies, and I just really wanted to make sure this first book was everything I wanted it to be.

I’ve always known I would write some kind of book, it just took me a while to determine which direction I wanted to take it. Right now as I type this I have about ten different book ideas in my head, so yes, there will be more…this is only the beginning. But to me it was all about what to do first….and it did take me awhile to nail it down. My focus for getting the first book in motion started about a year or so after my dad passed away, and my motivation then was to fulfill the discussion I had with him where I had told him I would publish a book some day. There’s something about losing someone close to you and making good on your words that lights a true fire in your soul. Promises should always mean something, but this one meant a lot more to me to see through.

For awhile, I would write a bit every day…..then take a little break….then write some more. I was going through a rougher patch emotionally initially when I was writing, and because of that I started to take longer breaks between writing sessions, mostly because I was afraid the anger/bitterness/sadness I was feeling was going to intertwine itself into the book. I’ve always been very confident in my writing style and have always been determined for my writing to come across as a conversation…..that it translates to the reader as a conversation with me would in real life. My vernacular, my enthusiasm, my emotions, etc…and because I am such an emotional writer I was just a little worried it wouldn’t have the same vibe if I wrote when my emotions were effed up to the max.

I officially wrapped writing on my book during the lockdown of 2020, but then I had hurdles to jump over trying to get my cover shot and some of the details worked out with the country operating a little differently due to the pandemic. I was okay with that. I knew I would rather wait and make sure things were exactly as I have them in my mind than rush them just to get it out there. Since then the cover pics have been shot (I am obsessed), and now the book cover is in the design phase. Once everything is done with the copyeditor, it will be out there for y’all to read!

This book’s focus is truly personal development and becoming the best, most confident version of you. I wanted to share things that helped me on my own confidence journey and things that still help me to this day. I’m really excited to get it out there for you all, and my hope is that it helps some of you become a little more confident and happier in your lives. My mission has always been to share my sparkle and to leave every human being I meet a little better and happier than I found them….and that also is the mission for my team, my business, and this book. It’s so important to me to make an impact to others because so many others have made an impact on me. I hope this book does just that….even if it is just for one person.

Once the book publishes, you will be seeing a bunch of other exciting things launch. My podcast is in development right now, and the minute the book is live, the podcast will officially be rocking the airwaves. I’ve been asked why I’m not kicking off the podcast first, but the name of the podcast is also the name of the book, so it is important for the book to come first from a branding perspective. There are also some products launching with the podcast that I am really excited about geared toward business and lifestyle. Kind of vague, I know…..just know there has been so much work going on behind the scenes for me to make these dreams of mine come true.

I put my heart and soul into everything I do, so this book is truly a big piece of my heart coming to you all. I hope you are ready for it. It feels so good to be this close to checking one thing off of my goal list.

And you better believe there will be one hell of a book launch party…..because your girl here loves a celebration.

I can’t wait for you to be reading my book! Make sure you grab my Must Read Book List if you need some ideas right now for awesome reads.