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Library of Congress Certificate
Surprise! My book, Letters of Unconditional Love received a Certificate of Registration from the Library of Congress! No. TX 8–769–447, to be exact.
When I opened the letter — carefully wrapped in a blank sheet of paper, I had the feeling I was being sued, but for what? I do not owe anyone anything! (except car payment)!
Sample of what I received from the Library of Congress yesterday.
In fact, as my first book, the best part is the cover: a reference to my friends love for Mozart and my years as a classical pianist, with a Red Rose — Love!
While proud to have actually written a book, I have many issues about the way it turned out, 1) I rushed it and it doesn’t flow as I would like, 2) I liked my original title better, The Ultimate Gift, 3) publisher promised to correct their errors and did not, leaving a 7 in the middle of a word, 4) halfway through the rewrite the backstory became too depressing to go on.
So, just how my book was selected for this Honor, I have no idea! I am excited and embarrassed at the same time. Perhaps, they recognized the story of two people, who never met in person, ended up communicating in…