It’s Christmas morning and I should be musing over Jesus’ birth, but instead I’m thinking about the four books that sold on Amazon.com yesterday. Mom confessed that she bought the first book, and my daughter, Elya, leaked out that she also bought one of the first four. Mom’s eyes sparkled as she burst forth with …
I SOLD MY FIRST BOOK ON AMAZON.COM!
What a rush. I went into my CreateSpace account and there it was “$5.65 December Sales.” I cried. After five years of working on this book, I actually sold a book. Words cannot describe the joy that I feel right now. If you are the first book buyer, I would love to hear from you. …
If I could be an angel for a day…
Have you ever wondered what you could do if you were an angel for a day? This morning I wrote a life synopsis for my Ted.com personal profile; I’m a social activist at heart and this website stirs the reformer wanna be inside of me. As I tried to encapsulate my personal history in 1000 characters or …
Guess what came in the mail today…
My proof book arrived yesterday. I noticed the small package inside my front door after returning home from work. The housecleaning service set it inside. My heart did a jump up heel click while I opened the cardboard package. What a rush to finally hold an actual book. READ THE ENTIRE POST...
Refrain from the Identical Book Proof Copy Complete
The proof copy of my book is complete, and I will soon hold Refrain from the Identical: Insight and Inspiration for Creative Eclectics in my hand. What a rush to see years of hard work culminate in 208-pages bound in a book. READ ENTIRE POST...
Refrain Book Update: Creativity is about Consistency
Nothing challenges the consistency of my creativity more than a day job, and I’ve had plenty of those over the years. I’m back to work as a middle school literacy teacher so my days, once again, fill with lessons and meetings and drives across town. Gone are those summer sessions of writing until noon. Then …
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Refrain from the Identical Book Update
I look around my house and sigh, “Wat een Rommel.” (The Dutch expression for “What a mess”) The last several days of my hubby's “paint the house project” culminates in piles of disorganized stuff. To say that I'm overwhelmed is an understatement. Only three more days until I have to go back to work and my …
Book Progress Update
The publishing of Refrain from the Identical progresses at a steady pace. The efficiency of the createspace design teams amazes me. I approved the reformatted interior design mock-up and the full interior proof of the book has just arrived. The next step is to print the pages and reread for formatting and convention errors. READ THE ENTIRE POST...
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