My Book Will Be Here in a few hours

I am literally speechless. Lol well not in my head, thoughs stay swimmin in that thang but I haven't been able to talk all day. Every time I try to, I get teary eyed and can't hold it together. My mom called me this morning trying to start the cry fest but I kindly informed her that I woke up crying lol.

I am so thankful right now. God...God did not have to do this. He could've let me continue to drift. He could've kept my talent hidden from me but He didn't. He allowed me to open my eyes and believe in myself. This entire process took exactly a year and that was nothing but God. Brainstorming, writing, editing, learning how to self publish, typesetting, printing...everything in exactly one year. God had it ready to go for years, I just had to catch up and get back to the regularly scheduled programming.

I am so grateful for everyone that has supported me with this, my family, my friends, co-workers, strangers, foes, enemies, frienemies lol my dog DJ...everyone.

More grinding is immenent. The grind never stops, it just shifts to other projects. I'm on my way to pick up my best friend as he is the catalyst for the entire Fat Kills saga. I'm so happy to have my three loves in one space. We're all going to cry and thank God and eat and drank and be merry :) Then, of course head to the Post Office to start mailing pre-ordered copies!

I'm going out to this AWESOME open mic tonight...hold on let me find the link... ok here we go: Up and Up Open Mic I mentioned this open mic a few posts back but tonight is the first night I will finally make it through. My sister and editor for life Tandace, has been pushing me to go and promote my book. Tonight will not be a night of promoing my book...lol I can't talk anyway so it's all good. I am going for good times and of course to celebrate Truth's b-day!! I went to high school (Suitland Rams for life!) with the Up & Up founders and this is the most positive group to come out of the Metro area. I love what they're doing and I can't wait to volunteer my time and talents with this group. Oh yeah check out the hotness that is Gods'Illa Their album is about to drop and I can't wait to support and buy a copy.

Aight I'm about to leave the j-o-b. Sidenote, I need to go buy a pen so I can start autographing my book!!!

Forever speaking it into existence,

K.Reid

4 More Days...

I'm trying to get my PR and marketing together...yeah yeah yeah I know, I should've gotten it together months ago but hey man, I was busy self publishing. It will work out regardless. I've been hitting up a few local folks and a few not so local folks for marketing/advertising and reviews. I'm gonna hit the ground running next week once the copies get here and make it happen.

My mom and dad are really excited. My mom is taking a hlaf day on Tuesday so she can be home when the books arrive. I was gonna take the day off but they won't get to my parents' house until 4ish so I'll just leave an hour or two early. My dad is so excited to start slangin books. He has mad ideas and wants to place posters at every barber shop and salon he can find :) I love them so much. There's nothing like having family in your corner.

On another note, I'm not so lonely. Made a new friend finally :) Actually I always make friends but I'm so in my own world it never works out. This one seems cool. We shall see, relationships are...let's just queue the Janet Jackson classic "Can't B Good" (sidenote, i'm still sad imeem.com merged with myspace. i'll get back to posting songs in the next few weeks, just gotta find a site i like)

I'm in good spirits. I'm so thankful that things are coming together. I'm working on stuff for Transcend. and staying focused. I'm also gonna work on the cartoon I wrote for my sister Shantelle...man I love her. She stays lookin out for me and is so supportive :) I have to go through and edit and tweak a few scenes. I was thinking about starting film school in the Spring of 2011 but that might be too ambitious...I def need to be FOCC before I can get down with that. I would love to go full time and just immerse myself.

Song of the day is one of the chapter selections from my book : "Karma Police" - Radiohead

I'm reflective as hell since the publishing process is damn near complete. I love it when Thom Yorke hits "foooooor a minute there, I lost myself, I lost mysellllf"  Ohhh man when he hits that and the bass in the background...gives me the shivers. In 2007 and 2008 I was lost as hell. 2009 was my sacrifice. 2010 is my redemption.

Forever siie,

K.Reid

2010 is here :)

New Year's in NYC was on point. My very good friend convinced me to get a tat and sketched it for me. Tis pretty dope if I say so myself. The final proof of my book will be delivered today and I'm not as excited as I should be but I'm trying. My sinuses are wreaking havoc and I really just want to go home and go to sleep. But hey, the show must go on. I'm glad it's a new year. I'm kind of lonely...which is weird because i'm normally content being alone. I think I just miss the companionship. Working on my book filled that void all last year. Guess it's time to start another best seller :) Actually, I'm going to take a screenwriting class so I can get started on Fat Kills the movie! I also think I want to publish books now...the process wasn't so bad and I have a lot of friends that are in the process of writing. We shall see...I've decided that I will not overwhelm myself in 2010. I'm taking it one day at a time.

Siie,

K.Reid

My soul's in my smile, don't frown just get up get up

It's almost 2010 and I have so many reasons to smile. God saw fit to let me kick it on this earth another year and he kept my mom and dad here too :) He gave me the idea and he showed me how to believe in myself and make it happen.

The final proof gets here on Jan 4 and the copies will be delivered to my parents' house on Jan 12. Very very very excite!!!!!

I've been listening to my fav group, N.E.R.D. and the title of this blog is a lyric from "Wonderful Place" It's a nice little quiet joint on their second album Fly or Die. I used to think Fly or Die was my 3rd fav album but it really cranks from start to finish. I listened to it 3 times in a row earlier today.

I'm on my way to New York to kick it with my best friend for the New Year. I'm so behind the times. I didn't know that the buses offered free Wi-Fi now. I'm typing this blog as I ride...lolol I know I shouldn't be this hype but they really have free Wi-Fi and my round trip ticket was only $46..

Another weird thing... as much as I talk about leaving the DMV, I don't know if it will happen. I'm only halfway through this trip and I miss PG County already.

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Snow Has Hampered the Printing but it's alllllll good

Was supposed to go to the printer on Monday but 20 inches of snow put everything on hold!!! God has really worked on my patience because there was a time when I wuold be panicking. But hey man, what's a few more days.

I finished working on that cartoon :) I think it's pretty dope but we shall see once it reaches the masses.

I'm currently working on the website copy for Transcend. and want to finish that up by tomorrow. After that I will be helping my biz partner with our business plan. We are very excited and ready to take the DMV by storm in 2010!

I'm going to New York for New Year's :) I'm very excited to see my best friend and his folks and chill really hard.

"There's no crying in baseball..."

I wish Tom Hanks would come thru and deliver that classic line and ammend it to "There's no crying in self-publishing."

The last few weeks I've been crying tears of joy but over this last week, anxiety has reared her ugly head and decided to get nice and cozy. I've been trying to brush it off like and act like I'm cool but I'm really not. I got sick as hell this morning and was heaving all over the place. Sidenote: I almost wish I was preggers so the throwing up would make sense.

Then later today, I had to go to the bathroom so I could cry. I had a nice long conversation with myself and God and I'm working it out. My nerves are just getting the best of me. There's is no reason for me to be upset. I'm about to self publish my first book and that is a blessing. I have been so strong this year and so committed and I believed and claimed it all year, so why the nerves now?

I'm not worried about being a success. That is out of my hands and I'm not trippin off of it forreal. My editor and I were talking about J.K. Rowling and the Harry Potter series earlier. I told her that I'm not even trying to be mega successful like her $$ wise. I just want to create an experience for people like she did with Harry Potter. I just want people to read my book and identify with it. She believes I will be a worldwide success and I claimed it with her for a few minutes. Man I love her so much.

I am not going to be sad today. I claim it. I am speaking my happiness into existence. I am going to go home, work on this cartoon and watch the second season of The Boondocks and laugh until my sides hurt :)