It has been two and one half weeks that my book has been out and I'm still excited from all the buzz. Telling friends and family about the book has been fun, but reaching out to complete strangers and sharing has been even more uplifting. The one thing that does not make us strangers is if they identify themselves as a pet parent. Once I find out you have a pet in one form or another, that strikes a very easy conversation. I can also engage the interest of the person in my bo

So here I am, a newly published author and my head is still reeling from all the buzz and excitement that has come with me writing my first book. I have had to mentally process everything because it still seems unbelievable that it has happened. It became much more real when my writing coach called and told me that my work had been published , and it was now available for purchase. Wow! How did it all start for me? I had never seen myself as a writer. My background was in foo