Do you know how bizarre it is to try and edit book 2, while thinking about marketing book 1 and planning book 3? I have forgotten what book 1 is about. Am trying to polish and perfectify (yes, I know it’s not a word!) book 2 and jotting down ideas of book 3 (ie: shipwreck and green-tea lemonade).
Am sending edit #2 to lovely Kathleen today as she said she would read it today. But she might be busy. And I will have to be tormented longer to see if it’s good enough. I mean, I like it. At least I think I do. Oh, I need opinions!!! Am tempted to send manuscript to friends to get feedback. Would I get into trouble? No idea.
Received email from radio station about interview soon. Tres exciting…
Reading: Anne’s Dream Home or something and something that won a Newberry.
Listening to: Les Gorman’s music.
Drinking: chai latte! of course!
Watching: the hot sun outside
Posted on 10 August '10 by Jenn Kelly, under observations. 3 Comments.
I … have no words.
I don’t even know what to think.
I remember posting a very long time ago and it wasn’t going to come out until December. And then everything changed.
I have moments of giddyness and then I have moments of ‘big deal, whatever, I have to make supper now’.
But this is a big deal.
And I’ve wanted it forever.
And forever has come.
Random Thoughts:
-must contact so and so about book signing
-must plan
-must contact
-must distribute
-must clean house as beautiful, lovely, editor comes in two days.
-why do I keep waking up with headaches? ouch!!!
Posted on 27 July '10 by Jenn Kelly, under observations. 2 Comments.
Today I will work my cookies off to get the book put together. My lovely editor is going on holidays soon and mentionned she’d bring the manuscript with her provided I had it done by tomorrow. Hm.. I don’t think that includes edits but at least she can give me some feedback because although I “think” it’s good, it might not be as good as I think it is.
We had a most interesting conversation about the second print. I never knew what that meant. What second print means is once the bookstore sells out and orders more copies. They only print what has been pre-ordered. So I’ll have a new cover. Hm. And a tagline. Which is a sentence they put on the cover of the book. I was asked to come up with a tagline for the second book and I was like, “hm.. ah… huh.” I don’t think they’ll print that.
In other news, my book comes out soon.
Ohmygoodness.
reading: Perfectly Dateless by Kristin Billerbeck (for a review)
watching: pathetically, Bachelorette. I thought it was hometown date and I wanted to see if Ally brought them to her dead grandmother’s house.
eating: greek salad with couscous
listening to: strangely nothing. I usually have music going but at the moment, I’m not noticeing. Does that mean I’m changing? Oof, I hope not.
Posted on 20 July '10 by Jenn Kelly, under observations. 1 Comment.
So the news is:
the book won’t be in Canada until August 31st. BOOOOO!!!! Not terribly happy about that, but I can’t do anything about it so I’ll just sneak down to the US and gaze at it fondly at the bookshelf at Barnes and Noble.
I ‘think’ I’ve figured out my whole ‘Miss Flaversham’ thing. Which is very cool for me but crazy for you because I can’t tell you any of it. Except that it’ll be good.
My sweet, darling, wonderful husband bought me a prezzie. The new Kindle. Oh I was so excited and not expecting it at all! It took me a little while to figure out how to work it, and to find the free books area, so now I have 10 books downloaded (all free and classics) so now I get to read with it. But at the moment I’m reading Harry Potter in paperback. I love that book. Not just because of the story but because it’s the first book my husband ever bought me. It was on the way to a show I had to do for Almonte Valley Players and we’d always stop in at the Mac’s Milk and get a grape crush so I could burp away my nervousness before starting. (I am amazing on stage, but before I go on? I’m a mess.) And there it was, sitting by the cash. We didn’t have very much money, but he bought it for me. It was 10$. I married well. That man knows my heart, inside and out.
Ok, I have some writing to do. Many chapters to meld but I’m up to 34,000 words! Yay!
Listening to: the clock ticking behind me. It’s making me a little crazy. Need music, I think. CBC radio?
Reading: Harry Potter, first book. And my Kindle!
Watching: tonight? So You Think You Can Dance!
Eating: crackers and brie. And a venti, soy, no water, no foam, tazo chai.
27 days. Holy toledo. It’s blowing my mind.
However, it won’t be coming to Canada for three weeks after that. Which makes no sense to me at all. Which means I will be dragging my husband down to Syracuse to the nearest Barnes and Noble to see my book on the shelf. I’m sure a trip to ProBass will be in order as well. But the really cool news? My book is going to be sold at Costco! Isn’t that amazing? I don’t even know how that happened. Brilliant editor Kathleen said it was because of the video. Which I actually didn’t think was that great, but aren’t we all our own worst critic? I’ll post it once I figure out how.
Today I have a sales marketing meeting. In 5 minutes. To talk about the marketing plans. So why am I so nervous? I have nervous poops. I hate that. Granted, I always feel better after going (is that too much info?) but it still sucks.
The writing: going well I think. I’m sorta stuck on the tree fort part. Should I take it out? Should he find another room in one? Should there be a fight scene? sigh.
I was reading my book last night (did I mention they came??? I have to download the photos but they are currently stored in hubby’s phone and can’t find adaptor) and man… it’s good. I don’t want to brag but it’s soo good. And now I am suffering from ‘this isn’t goodenoughitis’.
Or something.
1 minute to meeting.
wish me luck.
Posted on 9 July '10 by Jenn Kelly, under observations. No Comments.
