Book release day: Chicken Soup for the Soul: Boost Your Brain Power!
That's right, I get a book title with an exclamation point in it! Yay!
Most Chicken Soup books follow a basic format of 101 stories, organized by themes. This book is a little different. It has fewer essays, and instead has nonfiction content by a neurologist that discusses the brain and memory in layman's terms. It's all easy to understand, but not dumbed down, either.
Now I have a story to tell about my story.
Despite my tale's inclusion in this book, my brain doesn't always operate that well. Yeah. Big shock, I'm sure.
I was pretty excited to find out my story "Book Brain" was a finalist for Boost Your Brain Power! When the publisher notifies a writer of that status, they send along the contract and ask that it be printed, signed, and mailed back. Okay. I always try to do this right away, because I'm a goody two shoes like that. I got everything prepared, but I needed a stamp and an address label from my bedroom.
One minor problem: my husband was on night shift and sleeping during the day.
I could wait a few hours, but why? I knew where everything was in the dark. I crept in and got what I needed and applied it to the envelope. There!
Then I walked into the light of the hallway and found the stamp was upside down. *big anime-style sweatdrop*
Yeah, that's the way to make a good impression about my Boost Your Brain Power! story. Fortunately, I was able to pry it off and get it on right. The publisher never had to know about my brain blip... until now.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Boost Your Brain Power! is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other booksellers.