My Memoir Comes Out in 30 DAYS!!!!
On anticipation, measuring success, and the home stretch.
The View From 30 Days
Writing to you almost exactly 30 days out from my pub date (May 6)! These final moments haven’t been what I might have imagined, they’ve been better, and more important. When I thought I might have wanted to buckle down and focus on making my memoir a perfect success, I ended up going to Mexico with Rob and Clem for Spring Break, and realized it was a much better use of my time. Rather than sitting at my desk trying to control the uncontrollable, we set out on an adventure— taking a boat trip to see the flamingos in Celestun, discovering the yellow city of Izamal, and swimming in the cenotes.
And what is success, anyways? My memoir is written. The only thing left to do is hope that people respond to it (and try not to judge the writing based on others opinions of it), which is hard not to do! The most fun so far has been having people I admire read it and say nice things. Like
- MAJOR!
A few weeks ago, I sent an email to my team with a list of some things I would consider a “success” for me and the book. Not things like sales and preorder numbers (although those undeniably matter to everyone involved in this book), but things like selling out my writing courses, teaching at more retreats in fun places, and people I admire telling me my book impacted or inspired them in some way. One of my team members reminded me that having fun and finding joy in the process can also be a metric of success. Here’s to that!
Listen to The Mother Code
Two weeks ago, I sat in the recording booth and read the ENTIRETY of The Mother Code for your listening pleasure. If you prefer audiobooks, you can preorder that format via this link. Listening counts as reading AND you can safely do it while you walk.
A Few Things You Can Do:
Keep an eye out for my BOOK TOUR announcement next week and, if I’m coming to your city, please sign up to come with a friend :) I can’t wait to see everyone on the road.
These are the final days to book me to join your book club, writer’s group, etc. when you collectively purchase 10+ books. More details here—I’d love to join your discussion for a Q&A or mini workshop!
If you have or plan to preorder my book, you can sign up to join a “Write Your Mother Code Story” workshop with me on Zoom the day before my pub date (Monday, May 5, 6:30-8 PM)!
From the bottom of my heart, thanks for all of your support!
XO Ruthie
Such an exciting time! Best of luck with the book launch. Can't wait to read!
It’s been ordered! Really looking forward to receiving it and diving in