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Hello! Remember me? It’s no secret that I am awful at blogging--just look at my track record. So I’m trying my hand at Twitter, which has resulted in a few followers wondering “is this the real Anna Shinoda?” and wondering when my book will be able to purchase.To answer the first question, yes, it’s me on Twitter: @AnnaShinodaAs far as my book goes...I just sent in another round of edits on Learning Not to Drown to my fantastic editor over at Atheneum. Yes, this has been a much more lengthy process than I could have ever imagined. I am incredibly lucky to write for the love of writing, without the need of a paycheck rushing things along. I can choose to spend my days with my lovely children--who will only be this young for a precious few years--and work on my book during nap times and after I put them down to bed. That’s not a lot of hours to work, considering some of that time is eaten by cooking, cleaning, laundry, mending little outfits (as well as some big ones), tending my veggie garden, reading, and anything else I need to do without my little monkeys following close behind. My editor is an incredibly busy woman as well, and when my latest draft arrives in her office, is has to wait its turn before she can have a chance to review it and get back to me with her thoughts.
So my book comes out later than we planned.
While my editor has each draft, I continue to have life experiences that I can bring to my edits, making my novel richer, my characters more dynamic. As far as a release date, it continues to change, but I think it’s safe to say that we’ll actually see it in stores between January and June of 2014.
For now, I am plodding along on a first draft of my next novel and enjoying a lot of hugs, kisses, giggles and firsts.
Biography note:
Anna married musician Mike Shinoda in 2003, and she has no shortage of kids to be inspired by, thanks to her children...
