It seems like it takes forever for a book to be published. Usually it's 12-24 months. It's only two weeks and a day until Chapter & Hearse is released and it seems like that isn't going to be nearly enough time to get everything done that needs to get done.What am I doing? Interviews, writing blog posts, mailing out bookmarks and bookplates. Next up are postcards (almost 2000 of them to readers and libraries), which means printing out lots of labels and sticking on lots of stamps. (Oh, boy--I can watch movies (or at least listen) while I do that and not feel guilty!)
I've also got to update my web sites, and get ready for my book launch (On August 5th at 7 p.m. at the Barnes & Noble in Greece Ridge Center Mall, Rochester, NY). I'm going to be handing out "goody" bags to everybody who shows up at the launch, so I need to get them ready, too. (Hmm...what color ribbon should I tie them with? See, I have scads of decisions to make.)
Doesn't this sound like an awful lot of hard, boring work?
It is and ... I LOVE IT!
Some people thought I had the worst job in the world, at my last job in Corporate America, but I actually enjoyed it because there was lots of nit-picky work to be done. For some oddball reason, I love digging into that kind of work. So while on one hand I'm feeling overwhelmed (let's not forget, I have a a rewrite to hand into my editor this week, and finish a book by September 1st -- and hand in a synopsis by September 10th), I'm also quite happy to see all the little items on my things-to-do list get crossed off.
What weird stuff do you enjoy that other people might this is boring?
I love researching. Get me on a Google task and I'll find the little information that escaped the first time.
ReplyDeleteI am so looking forward to the book!! it is going to be my one of my "home from the hospital after back surgery" books along with Roast Mortem!! As far as ribbon color for your gift bags how about grabbing that lovely teal from the chair seats on the cover?
ReplyDeleteYahoo and counting the days!!!
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Booklover, I'm sending good, healing vibes your way. And I hope you enjoy the book. I had a blast writing it. Well...mostly it kept me from thinking about my Dad dying ... and when I read it after he'd passed, it made me laugh in a number of places. So, in many ways this book holds a special place in my hear.
ReplyDeleteYes, teal would be a good color -- wonder if the Dollar Store sells curly ribbon that shade. (One of our local Dollar Stores has a whole wedding section--I think I'll go there tomorrow!)
I forgot that it hasn't been released yet. I just reviewed it on my blog last week.
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