“If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality.”
― Roopleen
I am in an exciting stage of the publishing process. The actual stage where the book is in the final stage before it blooms into a book. At first, just a word document in Times New Roman, Double Spaced, Size 12 Font. Just a manuscript. But brimming with hope and expectation.
I think the defining moment for me when I saw the book on a PDF file, when illustrator Lea Lyon did her magic and the words were paired with lively watercolor illustrations.
And then the part where emails are being sent off in a flurry with surreal questions over publishers asking my input on book covers! Dedications are made. An Author Photo is needed.
And now the sit-back-and-wait stage with breathe-a-sigh-of-relief and wait. Wait for printing. Wait for Books. Dream of Books!
My friend Aisha Saeed’s dream (or in common words – book!) came out a couple of weeks ago! Here it is below.
You can order it on Amazon here! I pre-ordered it on Amazon and it came 2 days late! I had to sit and watch everyone rave about it online while I checked my mailbox! When it finally came, I finished it in a day!
My favorite quote from the book:
“I sink to the floor. A strange emotion passes over me, one I haven’t felt in weeks. Not since my chacha snatched me from the bus. But now? Now it feels like pinpricks in my chest. Something has snapped. For the first time in a long time, I am angry.” – Naila from Aisha Saeed’s Written in the Stars
To read more about her emotional story, click here!
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