For some reason, I'm dreading this book coming out.
When I wrote my first book, I think I was nervous, but not too much. If they liked it, great, if not, I'd feel bad, but hey, that's life. Did I really just use five commas in a 14 word sentence?
Anyway, this book has me worried silly. Since then I've met with a lot of folks who have liked my book. A lot of them have asked me if I was working on a second one, and when I answer in the affirmative, they always look excited. And THAT is why I'm lying awake at night. With my first book there were no expectations. Pick up a book, read it, no harm no foul. But now people are expecting something. They will want a similar experience with the second book. How can I possibly live up to that? I can tell you right now the book is not as funny. I think it's just as 'good', but good for a different reason. But now I'm worried that I will have a few thousand kids, use their allowance to buy a book, only to be severely disappointed. Will they curse my name? Will they cry into their pillow because they just flushed $12 down the drain?
May 1 is a loooong way off.