{"id":5139,"date":"2017-08-14T09:40:25","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T13:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/?p=5139"},"modified":"2017-08-14T09:40:25","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T13:40:25","slug":"a-book-in-my-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/the-keep-of-ages\/a-book-in-my-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"A Book in My Hands!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_9665.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_9665.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_9665.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_9665-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_9665-250x333.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>I have an actual copy of <em>The Keep of Ages<\/em> in my happy hands. Yay! A box of my books arrived from my editor this weekend, and I have to say, it\u2019s a sweet, awesome feeling to hold the real, final book for the first time. It\u2019s like, <em>Wow, this is really done<\/em>. All those quiet, persistent days of writing resulted in this solid, physical object. Now, as readers step into Rosie&#8217;s world and interpret it as they like, this story will take on a life of its own.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m endlessly indebted to my family and friends for seeing me through the daily work of this series, and I offer them my warmest gratitude. I\u2019m also thankful to my agent Kirby Kim, my editor Kate Jacobs, and the plucky team at Macmillan. In case you aren\u2019t aware, I seriously have the nicest, most supportive readers anyone could ever wish for, and to them, I am super grateful.<\/p>\n<p>Rosie\u2019s story is for you, my friends. I hope you love it as much as I do!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5142\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_9664.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5142\" class=\"wp-image-5142 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_9664-450x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_9664-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_9664-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_9664-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_9664-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_9664.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All three books together: The Vault of Dreamers, The Rule of Mirrors, and The Keep of Ages<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have an actual copy of The Keep of Ages in my happy hands. Yay! A box of my books arrived from my editor this weekend, and I have to say, it\u2019s a sweet, awesome feeling to hold the real, final book for the first time. It\u2019s like, Wow, this is really done. 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