The Little Things

I’m finding that the little things have a tendency to get me all hyped up, making me feel so uncool that I’m not sure I should be inducted into this crazy world of authors. There are the obvious so-surreal-I’m-not-sure-they’re-really-happening moments like landing my agent, learning of the first offer on my book, signing my contract, seeing my cover for the first time, and holding my ARCs. Reading my first review, handling bunches of ARC requests (which means people out there actually want to read my book!), and ordering bookmarks were pretty cool moments too.

But today I found something new on the internet while I was doing a random search for Buzz about The Tension of Opposites.

It was crazy. A definite so-surreal-I’m-not-sure-it’s-really-happening kind of moment.

Jay Freaking Asher has listed my book in a blog post about novels which "definitely" piqued his interest.

OMG. Do I even need to mention how much I LOVED his debut novel, Thirteen Reasons Why? I mean, that book almost sent me running back to the classroom to teach again after several years home. But then book stuff started happening for me, so I just couldn’t.

And now, Jay Asher wants to read my book? Insane.

To prove it, I’m posting a link: Jay Asher Mentions The Tension of Opposites!