The best gifts don t always wait for Christmas (column) readingeagle.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from readingeagle.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The best gifts don’t wait for Christmas. They show up when we need them.
On September 1, 2001, I published my first book and planned to leave soon on a multi-city book tour. Plans changed ten days later when thousands of Americans lost their lives in a terrorist attack.
But a few weeks later, I boarded a nearly empty flight to begin signing books around the country. It was a strange time to do a book tour. But I knew somehow it was right time.
Fast forward to October 15, 2020, when in a worldwide pandemic, I published my second book, a novel. This time I knew there’d be no book tour. No hugs or handshakes or tears shared with readers. But again, I knew it was the right time. I’d spent years writing it. I was ready, at last, to let it go.
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