My Dad, by Emily Winslow

When I got my book deal, way back in 2008, I had to keep it secret until it was announced in Publisher’s Weekly. Now, there’s SECRET and there’s “secret.” I counted this as the kind of secret where I could tell my family. So I called my dad.

He was awestruck and silent. Then he said: “This is the proudest I’ve ever been.” Pause. “Except for the day I married your mother.”

Isn’t that just the sweetest compliment EVER??

I should add that I have three siblings, of whom Dad is equally proud, with whom I share the honor of second place.

Here is a pic of Dad’s first-place proudest day:

June 21st, 2010 | Posted by Emily Winslow | 2010 Debs, Emily Winslow, The Whole World | 7 Comments