In January, on New Year’s Day, I got word my chapbook All the Bright Stars had not been selected as a finalist in Wicked Banshee’s chapbook competition. I was sad and dejected and I allowed myself an extra glass of wine while I wallowed in self-pity. Then I pulled on my big girl pants and got back to writing.

I compiled a chapbook of poems titled All in the Family. As you likely guessed, these poems center around my family and my relationship with them. I started sending it out to publishers and started getting rejections. Yes, rejection sucks but Stephen King got rejected a lot too before he found success as a writer so I a know rejections are part of the process.

A few weeks ago I logged into my email and read the following words

Hello, I’m Brendan with Bottlecap Press and I’m very happy to announce we’ve accepted All in the Family!

I literally started jumping up and down and yelling. I scared my dog, my husband, and perhaps the neighbors. But I didn’t care, I was ecstatic!

The chapbook will come out late 2016/early 2017 – exact details are still to be determined. But I am happy and excited to be a part of the Bottlecap Press family and cannot wait to share my newest chapbook with you!