As I sit in Wild Joe’s Organic Coffee & Tea House, where I have now spent many a weekend day writing, editing, and re-editing this book, I am proofing the edits my book designer implemented for me last week. Is it normal to start hating your very own book? I can’t help but wonder this, [...]
Entries from March 2008
March 29, 2008
Housework Cure
I’ve done it. I’ve finally discovered the cure for finding a way to enjoy doing housework. The recipe for the cure goes something like this:
1) Write and self-publish a book that monopolizes every spare moment of your evening time during which you might otherwise be painting your nails, gabbing on the phone, zoning [...]
March 27, 2008
Dirty Laundry
I have continually had friends and colleagues ask me, “how do you find the time to write?” After all, keeping up with three children–ages five and under–is no small task.
Sometimes, my answers consist of pleas of delirium, insanity, and the more typical stand by, “I work at night after the kids go to bed.” [...]
March 23, 2008
Proofing and PR Work
With the full interior formatting of my book now in hand, I am painstakingly working through my last proofing of the manuscript. I have to say, it is mentally tiring and emotionally taxing to scrutinize one’s own work in this way. But, man–is it worth it!
With the intention to return the corrections to [...]
March 18, 2008
Just a Stay At Home Mom with a story to tell…
Four days ago, thanks to the technical genius of my husband, I launched the first official campaign to announce my forth-coming book to the world. On Friday morning, Andrew and I sent out an email announcement to about 200 family members, friends, co-workers, colleagues and acquaintances sharing the news of A Dozen Invisible Pieces [...]
