Sep 11, 2007
The Best Little Mommyblogging Anthology Ever
Okay, so this writing project I've been so cryptic about over the past few months is coming to fruition. (If you read a few months ago, I had this amazing disappearing post that only showed up in blog readers because Typepad did not want it to be.) I found a publisher. It's an anthology of great mommyblogging, grouped by subject and perfect for anyone who does not have time to sort through the archives of the women (and one man) below to find the absolute gems of each. We're shooting for fall '08 for the release. I'd like to write a lot more about this experience, which I've said almost nothing about publicly, even though I've been working on this project for more than two years. I want to tell you about how I felt during the process. I want to tell you what I learned. I want to tell you how kind and how horrible people can be. I just don't have time to do that today. And I'd also like to have the contract in my hands, because I'm still terrified despite two conversations yesterday with the publisher that this is all really just a dream from which I will wake up imminently.
You will all be excited to buy this book, because here is the contributor line-up. The spacing is all messed up, and I, alas, do not have time to fix it.
Surrender, Dorothy
The Naked Ovary
I know. I, too, am shocked these people wanted to work with me. I think they needed an administrative assistant, and I volunteered. ha!
More soon.
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Congrats!! I'm very happy for you:)
Yeah, that's all good n stuff, but more important is the fact that you have the sweetest, cutest ma in the whole world!!! :-)
As a friend, I cannot even begin to express how excited I am for you that you met your goal! So many folks dream and do nothing. You dreamed and persisted.
As a contributor, I am very honored that I was included in such a fabulous group of writers. Thank you.
Yippee! You're going to be famous! If I could figure out a way to send you lovely bottles of wine to celebrate, I would. It's nice to see some one's dreams come true. You rock, girl!
Sounds fabulous. I can't wait.
Two years? You've been waiting most your LIFE to be published! YEAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so proud of you and will buy the book as soon as it hits the shelf. Likewise, I will run a PR campaign (Ok... I'll pimp you out to all of my mommy friends) as soon as it comes to fruition!
Hooray! Come visit and we'll set up a Northern California book tour through the wine country.
Congratulations! I'm so very happy for you. This book sounds like it will be incredible - can't wait to read it! And, really, there must be a release party. There must!
What great news! Congratulations. I love these bloggers and I can't wait to give this a read or four.
...and you've got some of my favorite mommies on there....YEAH!
Whoohooo!!! Whenever I see someone stay committed and work so hard for something they are so passionate about and then GET IT...I just get teary. Congrats. I can't wait to read this.
yea!!! congratulations..
wish i could've seen you in chicago but i was taking care of the little one.
Congratulations! I will definately read your book. I love reading your blog and many of those that contributed too. Keep us all posted!!
I am so looking forward to buying and reading this book!!!!
Some of my favorite bloggers are on the compilation list.
Please keep us posted!!!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS! I can't wait to buy it. :)
Whoa! Rita this is awesome news! Once again, let me just say thanks for inviting me in on this, I'm so flattered and honored to be a part of this. Here's to you!
That is so fabulous! Congratulations!
Congratulations! I am so proud of you.
OH man. You know how sick I feel that I never turned my posts into you, right? I missed out.
But, I'm happy for you and for the other writers! So very happy.
Thank you for having asked me to be a part of it.
Ma: Congratulations, you raised two amazing women.
Rita: You had me from the first gorgeous binder you showed me on this project, rock star. Thank you for the leadership and the opportunity and for kicking my tail in the nicest possible way when I was buried in a pile of email and losing site of all the fun I could be having. Like this book: Having read some of the posts I can confirm, this book is good (and occasionally fabulously unclean) fun.
I am definitely going to buy it. Congratulations...Cagey told me how hard you worked on it and I'm mucho excited to see it in bound form.
Jealous! But ecstatic, sounds like a great project for a great person.
xoxoxo
Yeah, Sissy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I expect a galley ASAP. So excited. SO PROUD. Good kitty. :) :) :) :)
That's my sis. (blushes)
What a fabulous idea, way to go! Congratulations, and, I can't wait to read it!!
Congrats! I already read many of those blogs listed and am so excited for you! That does indeed look like a great compilation!
Can't wait to see the book! What a great line-up.
Here from Cagey...wow, that sounds like a great book! Where will it be available? I will definitely buy it!
Wow! I read over the list and saw many of my favorites, the ones who were my role models when I started blogging. I will need this book! What a great idea.
Yippee!
There's some GREAT writing in these blogs. I'm glad to see that it's being published.
I'm looking forward to seeing it.
This is all you! You made this happen. Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of it :)
You have some of my absolute favorite people in the world in that line up. I'm so excited for them and for you! Wheee!
Karen is one of the 2 bloggers I miss most. I would buy it just to read her writing, but my god, that list looks almost like my Bloglines line-up. I'm so excited!
Izzy Mom sent me here and I'm delighted to learn about your project, which sounds like it has taken much of your time over the past two years. Congrats!!
Have I mentioned that I am Dorothy's ma? My head is swollen and I am all puffed up with pride that Dorothy's book will be published. I have watched her work hard for these past two years. She deserves to be proud. You go daughter! Hold your head up high! Your Gran in Heaven will be smiling down at you. She was goal oriented just like you. Yes, you inherited those achiever genes. Do the dance, sing the song, lay it all on!