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“Memories, Dreams, and Writerly Pursuits: Seven Years of Blogging.” That’s the title of my new book, although it’s not a book in the traditional sense. Instead, it’s a collection of the nearly one hundred posts I’ve shared since starting this blog seven years ago. Now seemed like a pretty good time to get them bound in print.

The book is being published by a company called Blog2Print, but only one copy will ever exist—a copy just for me and, later, for my children. I’m a big believer in preserving the past by pinning it to the page, and I like the idea of keeping those seven years safe whether or not I remember to pay my website hosting fees.

Seven years of memories, seven years of dreams. Seven years of chronicling the highs and lows of writing—including my journey through seven (actual) books. I wonder if seven will be my magic number?

Will my seventh book, written this spring, be the one to land me an agent? I’m still submitting my fourth, The House on Linden Way, but I’ll admit I’ve lost a little hope on that one. It’s not as discouraging as it sounds—what I love about being a writer is the actual writing, and I’ll happily keep penning novels because it’s fun and fulfilling and costs nothing but time.

Still, I want to share my stories. I guess that’s why I keep blogging. Maybe in another seven years, there will be another book of blog posts—more memories, more dreams, more writerly pursuits—forever bound in print. And maybe that’s magic enough.