Every book has a dedication page and an acknowledgments page so authors can thank all those people who helped make the book. Well, to be honest, I hate writing these. I'm always afraid of leaving someone out (by accident of course), and to be honest, I could gush for pages upon pages thanking people I'm happy to have with me on my writing journey. Still, I try to keep these short, knowing most people don't read them anyway. ;)
Since tomorrow is Thanksgiving, I want to say a general thank you to everyone reading this post. I don't care if you've ever read one of my books. I'm thankful that you found me here and that you allow me to share a little of me and my writing with you each week. I hope everyone has a great holiday filled with good food, family, friends, and a whole lot to be thankful for.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanks, Kelly. Hope yours is good too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Fi!
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you.
ReplyDeleteBack at ya, Beverly!
DeleteHave a great day with the famly, Kelly.
ReplyDeleteYou too, Sherry!
DeleteHave a wonderful Thanksgiving, Kelly.
ReplyDeleteThanks, William.
DeleteWhat a lovely post! I was terrified writing my thank you page for my book (especially because I had less than 24 hours to send it to my editor). Because of that, I kept it general. I was too worried about forgetting someone.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
That's pretty much how I've taken to writing them too. ;)
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you too, Kelly. It's been a pleasure getting to know you through your words and you writerly assistance.
ReplyDeleteI'm so thankful we met, Brenda. I'm determined that we'll meet up in person one day and get to have a glass of wine, or two.
DeleteHave a wonderful Thanksgiving, Kelly!
ReplyDeleteYou too, Diedre!
DeleteI am thankful for you, Kelly! And all of your wonderful writing and posts!
ReplyDeleteHave a beautiful Thanksgiving with your family and make the best of new memories=)
Aw, thank you, Gina! I'm thankful for you as well. You are such an inspiration.
DeleteWishing you and yours a happy thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Diane. Same to you.
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving! Hope you have a great one. Stay safe. :D
ReplyDeleteThank you. You too! :)
DeleteYes, acknowledgement pages are hard to write because there are always so many peeps I want to include on the list! Have a great Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteYeah, and publishers usually don't want you to go on forever. ;)
DeleteHave a wonderful Thanksgiving, Kelly! I'm thankful that we've connected on our blogs. :)
ReplyDeleteMe too, Claudine!
DeleteI would go on and on in an acknowledgements page if I could. I am thankful to so many.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving.
Same here, Medeia!
DeleteI mentioned you on my blog today! I can definitely relate to the acknowledgments page issue. I always end up with "buyer's remorse" afterward, too...knowing I left someone off. I need to start writing my acknowledgments page for my next book now, while I have all those forgotten people fresh on my mind!
ReplyDeleteOh yay! Sorry I'm just getting to respond now. Between my internet issues and Thanksgiving I have been online much.
Deletehope you had a wonderful thanksgiving! I'm always thinking about what it must be like to write the acknowledgment page. I think it would stress me out more than writing the actual book!
ReplyDeleteYeah, it pretty much does. ;)
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