Happy publisher, happy author

I have tried hard not to be that writer.

The one who bugs the fool out of the editor/publisher. "Have you read my draft yet?" And that's five minutes after hitting "send" on the email of the draft.

I edit as my day job, so I know the other end. And I know my publisher has plenty of other authors to deal with. So I hit "send" on  the draft email earlier this month and resisted the urge to worry the man.

And to be honest, I had lots going on with work, projects, friends, family, and of course, my second book.

But it was great hearing from James Dickerson of Sartoris Literary Group yesterday. His take on the book was, "It's terrific!" So I was wanting to jump up and down with excitement, but I was sneaking a look at my phone in a Wednesday night church service, so, yeah, that would not have been good. I was doing the happy dance in my mind, though.

The editing starts in November, and "Because I Said So: Life in The Mom Zone" will hit shelves by April 2014.

Celebrating some good news with a little funny about authors. True? Not true? You all make the call.