Going Long (30 page)

Last
year, I began a journey. I finally dedicated myself to finishing something I
started, something deeply personal and that meant more to me than anything I’d
ever done before professionally. When
Waiting on the Sidelines
went live
for the world to read in April 2013, I wanted to pass out—both from the
thrill of it being done and real and tangible (at least, as tangible as an
e-book can be) and from the panic that no one would care it was there.

Thankfully,
my panic was misguided. To see this story embraced by readers around the world
is so special to me. I have carried Nolan Lennox in my head for years, and to
see others love her as much as I do is the best affirmation that I’m really
doing something I’m supposed to be doing when I string words together into
stories.

I knew
when I finished
Waiting on the Sidelines
that I wanted Reed and Nolan’s
story to continue. But I had to make sure others wanted it to as well. And
bless you, readers, for not being shy. It’s because of you that
Going Long
is
here. And I hope I have met your expectations.

Just as
with
Waiting on the Sidelines, Going Long
has a wonderful support team
of friends and family that helped it move from my MacBook to e-reader. Thank
you, Team Ginger—you girls are my heart and soul (my super-ultra battery
in the Arizona desert). Mom, dad, Phil and family—thanks for knowing I
could do this. My sweet husband, thanks for giving me a real fairytale of my
very own (I’m one of the lucky ones, don’t I know it!) And Carter, thank you
for always checking to make sure mommy had enough sports in the book. I
promise, someday we will write the story together about the boy who learns to
play baseball with magic shoes and Bryce Harper’s bat (honestly, my son has
some great ideas).

Thank
you, Lesley and Jayne, for being such amazing artistic geniuses and sharing
your time and talent with me. You make things look so dang good. And thank you,
Billi Joy Carson, the best editor this side of the Mississippi (and perhaps the
other side, too…I haven’t travelled east in quite some time).

But
most importantly, thank you readers and bloggers. You have taken time from your
lives to tell your friends, blog, Tweet and Facebook your passion for Reed and
Nolan’s story. And I know that you are the reason for any success my stories
may find. You are amazing, and I love each and every one of you!

If you
enjoyed
Waiting on the Sidelines
and
Going Long,
I would love it
if you would share your thoughts with others. Please consider posting a review,
lending both books or recommending it. If you do post a review, please let me
know so I can thank you and share your review on my websites. You can find me
on Goodreads or at
www.authorgingerscott.com
or
www.littlemisswrite.com
.
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I do!).   

About
the author…

Ginger
Scott is a journalist and writer from Peoria, Arizona. An Arizona native, Scott
infused a lot of her home state into
Waiting on the Sidelines
and its
sequel,
Going Long
. Scott is a graduate and associate faculty member of
Arizona State University’s Cronkite School of Journalism. When she’s not
tapping furiously on her MacBook during the wee hours or reading in the dark on
her iPad, she’s probably at a baseball diamond somewhere watching her son or
her favorite team, the Arizona Diamondbacks, take the field.

In
addition to
Waiting on the Sidelines
and
Going Long,
Scott is
working on an entirely new story. For the latest on her upcoming new-adult
romance, follow her on Facebook or visit her online.