Guagua Pública

In what has been a long time in the making, I've finally embarked on publishing my first book, "Gaugua Pública." By that I mean, that I've "wanted" to publish a book for a very long time. So to actually be working on one is very exciting. I'd be lying if I didn't tell you that it's all very intimidating, but I've come to a point that too many of my dreams are stuck because of the fears I had in trying it before.

I'm reminded of the fate of old Augustus Gloop from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. My fear of "getting published" is Augustus. After he gets sucked up into the chocolate extraction pipe system he gets stuck in the pipes. While everyone looks on with trepidation, Willy calmly watches as the pressure from the chocolate below him builds. Soon the pressure becomes too great and Augustus is sent flying on his way to the Fudge Room. With my fear out of the way, I've became invigorated and energized. I know that I will publish "Guagua Pública" and because of what it represents, it will ease the way for me to continue publishing and shipping products.

Most of this has surfaced while the family has been on break from school for the holidays, but it's still been very productive. The basic theories and concepts for the book only recently emerged (popped into my head) and so I've been spending a significant amount of time trying to get organized. I'll be frank, a lot of this is still pretty loose, I still can't see how some some pieces fit together, but the intention to fit is clearly there.

Next week, the heavy lifting begins. While I've already started writing, I took time to generate a "query letter" and submit a book proposal. It was a rewarding experience, because it forced me to describe the book from a higher perspective. It also has set things up to begin writing "full-time" once the kids go back to school next week.

So far, I've not gotten any type of response back from the group of people I sent the proposal to and the suspense is just killing me! Is it just blowing their minds so much that they've forgotten how to use their computers? Are they shooting emails back and forth trying to decide on whether to proceed? What? Why hasn't anyone answered me? Did the email really go out? Ahhh!!!