The big day is getting close! Wild Ride will be in bookstores very soon.

The first printings have arrived at the Orca offices in beautiful Victoria, BC. And illustrator Mike Deas, lucky west coaster that he is, has the photo evidence to prove it.

Mike lives in Victoria, so all he had to do was walk around the block to grab his copies. Me? Well, I have to check the mailbox compulsively for the next week, while my copies make the 3000 km journey across Canada. Lucky books. That cross-country journey is a beautiful one.

It’s always exciting to see your new creations finally printed and bound for the first time. So, I feel a bit like a kid before his birthday, eagerly counting down the days and waiting as patiently as I can. But I really hate waiting.

Maybe I’ll go check the mail just one more time.