Oh you learn so much in the business. And there is so much I still don’t know.
I still don’t know how they managed to convince Costco to carry my book. No idea. Granted, they don’t have it yet, but maybe in the fall.
I still don’t know why my book has not shown up in Kanata yet. But that’s ok.
What I learned last night, when we got home very very late from celebrating the gaffer’s 6th birthday, was that they write the back ad for the cover waaaay before the book is done.
So last night, I got an email from lovely Kathleen, showing me the back cover ad. It was really really good. And it’s pretty much the story. I want to read it, it’s so good.
I should probably write the book now… 6 weeks and counting…
Reading: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (I inhaled Catching Fire two days ago. She is so good. I wish I had written it)
Watching: Nothing. I’m READING!!
Listening to: my teeth crunch a Lindt milk chocolate. Yum!
Eating: see above. Now for healthy lunch.
Posted on 2 September '10 by Jenn Kelly, under observations. No Comments.
Lovely, editor Kathleen sent me the edits last night at 11pm. She is insane to stay up that late to finish. I opened the file this morning.
Oh boy.
With the first book, I only had two pages of edits. And they weren’t even a big deal. I felt very good about myself. Granted, I had a year and a half to play with it while searching for a publisher or agent, but still.
This? 5 pages. And oh boy, not much of it is good.
I need some major overhaul.
I forgot to give Jackson a purpose.
Pretty sad, isn’t it? In the first book, Jackson longs to be a hero. And he gets to be one. This one? He’s doing nothing. Just a lot of meaningless wandering around, learning nothing. Oops.
My lovely editor was tactful kind enough to tell me that it was her job to make it amazing and that it is never easy to write a book, let alone a kids’ book and that everything would be wonderful. I just had to hunker down and drink my chai lattes and get to it.
And I have 7 weeks to do it.
Let the games begin.
Listening to: the boys are listening to farting and burping noises on the computer
Reading: The Hunger Games. Oh you must read it. It’s fantastic.
Eating: peanut butter.
Watching: tonight? My husband. It’s our ten year anniversary!
Posted on 19 August '10 by Jenn Kelly, under observations. No Comments.
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.
This is mostly boring for me because it deals with numbers and taxes and money and whatnot. But it’s exciting because then we’ll be saving more money and not owe as much. That’s always a good thing.
The fun part right now is coming up with a name for our corporation. Right now we’re waiting to see which of our five favourites are available.
In other news, I’ve been typing up some of my chapters, editing them a little to get myself back in the groove of things. Because I need to be back in the groove. I have a book due in 4 months. Oof.
Reading: Peter Pan and No More Christian Nice Girl
Watching: Lost (that made no sense last night)
Listening to: embarassingly enough, Christmas music. It’s soothing.
Posted on 19 May '10 by Jenn Kelly, under observations. No Comments.
