I met with my publisher today, Beach Glass Books, and got the thumb drive with the suggested edits. I liked a lot of her ideas so far. Both the publisher and editor feel the book will do well. How well? Who knows. I can’t even predict that.
At this point I have a really big list and two weeks to get it done. Yikes.
Deep breath. I can do this.
I need to go through it and make some decisions and then I have to get someone to do a final proofing. So it’s a proofing after the editing. Meanwhile, the publisher will also do that.
This person I have to find who proofs will have about a week and I need someone who is obsessive about spelling/grammar and can do it digitally. Given the timeline, I might need to pay someone although it would be in the hundreds. This is stressing me out because I’m not sure where to start since no one is on my radar.
Part of me wants to see this come out in hardback just to legitimize the book. If you come out in paperback, you don’t then track back and do hardcover. So if I don’t do it at the beginning, I’ll likely never see hardcover. The survey said paperback but my ego wants to see hardback. I have two weeks to decide that.
I think the first printing will be two thousand copies. How long that will take to sell is anyone’s best guess.
Final picture decisions, editing decisions, final subtitle decision, one more blurb for the back cover (who should that be?), a back page paragraph (I think I can pull this from my proposal), bio picture (I have plenty of those). What else? I forgot but I have a list and a full schedule in the next two weeks.
Then after that, we look into book cover. The one on the image below is made up for now.
Deep breath. I’m not going to panic. I don’t have time to freak out. It’s not on the schedule.
Let me know if you know an influential blogger with a good size audience who would be good to review the book prior to launch.
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Congratulations ! This book is going to help a lot of people.
Way to go Anne Moss. You can do it!!! I better get your autograph before you’re famous.
I would be happy if I sold 2k copies in three months. But that can often take a year. But you definitely get a signed copy
Yayy! So happy for you Anne.
Thank you Danny. Toxic people will be published this weekend.
No problem Anne! Not concerned about my article. Just sincerely excited about your book coming out and happy for you and your families. Keep inspiring!!!
Thank you. I think it will help others understand. And I have people like you who are helping me spread the word. We are a team and so glad you are on it, Danny.
Congratulations!!!! So happy for you.
Thank you!
Congratulations on this next big step!
I know. It is a big step. Thank you Leigh.
You’ve definitely got a lot of work to finish and in such a short time frame. Wow… Looking forward to it – don’t forget to come up and breathe oxygen every now and then.
I am in meetings all day too. But it will get done. I do have a proofreader
If I were not leaving the country for two weeks, and you had more time, I would proof it for you. I’m your girl for all things OCD and perfectionist tendencies….
So excited for you!
I can’t think of an appropriate blogger, but how about a celebrity who is invested in mental health? Is that too far a leap?
Thank you gray. If I can get in the radar. Kevin Hines does take submissions so I can reach out to him. But for the next two weeks nose to the grindstone. I think I might have a proofer