We Interrupt This Blog For a Moment Of Shameless Self-Promotion
Hang on a minute, I have to finish my happy dance in my kitchen.
. . . .
Okay, I'm back.
*big deep breath*
I just got word that something I've written is going to published in a real-live, honest-to-goodness, hold-it-in-your-hands BOOK.
I'm squealing just typing that sentence.
Over the summer, I submitted one of my posts to the Chicken Soup For the Soul people. They were doing an "open call" for submissions to their latest book, Chicken Soup For the New Mom's Soul. I sent them a post I wrote nearly a year ago and (to shorten a long story involving e-mails and edits and signed releases etc. etc. etc.) THEY ACCEPTED IT. I got the official word over the weekend that my piece...with a BY-LINE no less...is really and truly in the book. The tentative release date is April 9 (though it's already available for pre-order here
In case you were wondering, the piece they accepted can be read in its original form here. They made a couple of very minor edits, and the book version will use my daughter's real name instead of her "code" name of Corrie.
Oh, and by the way, if any of you are interested in submitting your own pieces to the Chicken Soup people, they have several new titles in the works. You can get details here.
Thanks for listening to my shamless brag. *Resuming happy dance*....
Congrats!
I was published in Chicken Soup too!
I had a story in "Chicken Soup for the Parent's Soul", "From the Heart",page 125. :-)
It was a several years ago but I remember like yesterday the excitment and thrill of seeing MY ACTUAL NAME in a BOOK!
I am so proud for you!
Enjoy it and be sure to be in that bookstore just so you can stand there and look at YOUR book....I did that and felt sort of silly and proud all at once.
Posted by:Nancy | Monday, February 12, 2007 at 11:13 PM
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! yay for YOU!
Posted by:Liz | Monday, February 12, 2007 at 11:14 PM
Oh WOW!!! How exciting! Your happy dance and shameless plug are absolutely, perfectly justified. :grin: Looking forward to getting my hands on that!
Posted by:Ashleigh | Monday, February 12, 2007 at 11:35 PM
Congratulations! I just read the post and am choked up right now! Lovely, just lovely.
Posted by:Jane | Monday, February 12, 2007 at 11:48 PM
Congratulations! That is so exciting :)
Posted by:Robyn | Monday, February 12, 2007 at 11:52 PM
Ooops I'm back to add that I just read your post and I'm all teary. I'm going to go and give my girls a cuddle right NOW.
Posted by:Robyn | Monday, February 12, 2007 at 11:54 PM
Congratulations! I just read the original post. Interesting that you would write about hands. I was looking at my hands today. I will be 40! on Sunday. My hands are beginning to show their age. I too love to look at my babies' hands. After putting my 7 month old down for a nap today, I realized that half of a lifetime, give or take a decade, really makes a difference.
Posted by:Polly | Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 12:01 AM
congratulations!
Posted by:Nichole | Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 12:05 AM
Congratulations Shannon. It really is a lovely lovely story. I imagine this is just the first of many more times that your writing will end up being published. How terrific for you.
Posted by:Pastormac's Ann | Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 12:19 AM
congrats. I am happy for you.... That's is wonderful I now read someone's blog that has a comment in the chicken soup books. How cool. Keep the happy dance up. Nothing better that feelin good.
Posted by:callie | Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 12:44 AM
Coming out of "lurking" to say WOW! Congratulations! I just read your entry and wondered, "Why only one?!" You should write the whole book, girl!! I enjoy your blog so much, keep writing!
Posted by:Belinda | Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 01:33 AM
Oh how cool for you! I'm looking forward to reading my copy!
That is so wonderful! I can just imagine your excitement!
Congratulations!
Posted by:An Iowa Mom | Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 02:21 AM
That is so cool. Can't wait to get the book!
Congratulations!
Posted by:Terri @ In His Hands | Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 05:54 AM
How great is that?! Congrats... I'll have to read it when it's at the bookstore!
Posted by:Randall | Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 06:10 AM
Congrats!
Posted by:Kari | Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 06:16 AM
Congratulations! Your story is beautiful. Even though I'm not a new mom - not by a longshot! - I'll certainly look for "your" book. Just think, we can all say we knew you when!
Posted by:Lynne | Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 06:31 AM
Yeah for you!! That is so exciting. First the blog, now the book. How do you do it?
Posted by:deborah | Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 06:34 AM
Congratulations and my heartfelt wishes for more success!
Posted by:Aimee | Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 06:42 AM
That is AWESOME!
Posted by:Ami | Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 06:57 AM
Congratulations! That's so cool!!
Posted by:Barbara H. | Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 06:58 AM
Way cool. Congratulations and welcome to the author world. Feels great, doesn't it? (My latest book inclusion was Divine Stories of the Yahweh Sisterhood.)
Go celebrate some more. Being a Chicken Soup author is not an easy accomplishment. :)
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Posted by:Brandy | Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 06:59 AM
Shannon, that's wonderful!! Congratulations!
Posted by:Katrina | Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 07:04 AM
Good for you! :) Congratulations.
Posted by:edj | Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 07:14 AM
Congratulations, Shannon! It couldn't have happened to a better person. And, that was one of my very favorite posts. A real tear-jerker, for sure. Enjoy your time of fame :)
Posted by:lori m | Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 07:26 AM
Yay you! How exciting! I can't wait to hear you've gotten your own book deal.
Posted by:Mombo | Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 07:32 AM