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Not in time for Christmas (due partly to the government shutdown which prevented me from getting a Library of Congress number in a timely manner) but books are good any time of the year. Doesn't have to be a special occasion, like Christmas or a birthday. And if you are anything like me, you want at least three or four books ready for your reading pleasure as soon as you finish the book you are currently reading.
With that said, copies of "Useful Pieces" are ready for shipment right now. "Ten Storied Buildings", my 10th book, was waiting for that Library of Congress number so that put the printed copies a little behind. But they have been ordered and it is a matter of just a week or so before those will be in hand, also. Order now or in a week, both are ready for you and I'm looking forward to your comments and reviews. As always, thank you for your support!
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We've all heard about all the closings due to the government shutdown this past month and a half. But what I found out, and very likely not many people know this, is that the Library of Congress also shut down. What does the LOC shutting down have to do with an author and how would it affect me publishing and printing my book, you might ask?
Well, since I include a Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) in all of my books, because I want my books available for library cataloging and distribution (not a requirement if you do not want libraries to purchase and carry your book), I need to get a LCCN. My goal is to make it as easy as possible for anyone and everyone to purchase any of my books.
So, after waiting more than a month for the government to open, I hope our wait is almost over now. I imagine they have a back log of work to do. And as soon as they get to my book, I will be able to order print copies of my latest book, "Ten Storied Buildings".
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We are in the final stages of editing book #10, Ten Storied Buildings. The next step is to put it into book format (we have a template that we use that we created for my books) and add the extra pieces, such as, copyright page, other books that I've written, a short description of the other books I've written, acknowledgement page, my bio, text to go on back cover, and a couple of other miscellaneous pages that are all part of a complete book.
The cover is the next big hurdle although we have discussed it - typically, I tell my publisher what I want and he puts it together. He's done a great job so far and I've been happy with all the results. So hoping that by this weekend, the cover will be mostly done. When it is, I will feature it along with the Useful Pieces cover - two books that will be ready before Christmas. And yes, it is coming in 64 days! Start your shopping now! And thanks for your support.
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So now the book is done, galley copies handed out, feedback received, and changes are being made. We have to make a final run through of the novel and then we can have the copies printed and ready for sale. But there is one more part to this story that I will share and it is a question every author is asked, at least once. Where did the idea for the story come from?
And yes, every story has a beginning that comes to the author, often, through unexpected ways. Or through a combination of incidents. For this novel, I thought about my own home, where it is located, and how I am up a hill, with another house down front of where my home is. That was the visual I wanted to recreate in the novel. And then I just elaborated on the picture, adding the young couple in the home down front (which there is) and my husband and I in the house up on the hill (not as old as the couple in the novel, but still....), and of course you have to have some chaos thrown in, which I did, more than enough, I think. And then the mystery of it all, what is going on, why are so many things going wrong and who is doing it? Somehow keeping interest until the very end when, hopefully, some of the questions are answered. I do like to keep things a bit open and you can come to your own conclusion. Maybe it will be what I had in mind, maybe not.
Any more questions, well, I guess you'll just have to read the book!
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