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. …
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 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...
In the Valley of Publishing Decision…
I'm in the Valley of Publishing Decision and this barren wasteland stretches out as far as my eyes can see. Back in March, I bought a self-publishing package from Createspace, Amazon.com's new self-publishing company. I've gone back and forth struggling between whether to draft a nonfiction book proposal and try to pitch my first book …
46 Spring is peeking around the corner and I’m having a bad hair day!
So what does hints of spring coming have to do with my new haircut? Well, in late winter, I trim back my garden's dead foliage and get the hankering to have my hair shorn. My husband and I pruned our rose bushes and then got this idea to transplant them. They look pretty pathetic stripped down …
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