THE FEELING: News!

Pals,

Coming to you fresh-fresh from the emergency room, where I went looking for help with the ruptured eardrum that has stormclouded this week. No pain I’ve experienced has been like this pain. I was really sick and really congested and a few days after waking up with a blocked ear I woke up with… It’s too horrible. Let’s talk about it later.

Instead, can I tell you something good? This week was also, actually, great because my book was announced! Here:

S’WONDERFUL! I am truly delighted. I found my dream agent, who found my dream editor. I’m just very purely happy. May I sneak a selection from my Best Things I Ever Did to be Happy list, which are just the first two entries:

1. chose a way harder and way more excellent career path than I was about to (easier than it sounds)

2. protected my “voice”/writing style and sense of professional self from those (SO MANY THOSES!) who would have me change; hardcore pursued the publications and editors who were/are cool with me as me

I wrote that a long time ago. Maybe the best stuff you do is the best stuff you have to do over and over.

More to say but literally have to go squeeze antibiotics into my ear canal and fucking cringe.

And also thank you, and also I love you.

xx
Kate