If you’ve known me for more than about five minutes, then you probably know I’ve written a book. It’s been an intense labour of love and like most labours, there have been some painful moments.
MY BOOK IS CURRENTLY AWAITING PUBLICATION WITH KOEHLER BOOKS
I was pretty excited to finally find a publisher. I have a hybrid publishing deal which means I pay some of the publishing costs upfront but I earn a higher royalty. There are way more details but that’s kind of the summary.
Due to 144 awesome people I was able to crowdfund enough money to get my book up and running and off to the publishers. And so here I sit, patiently waiting and waiting for my very overdue baby to birth!
Due to the massive global inconvenience that is covid-19, the release date of my book has been pushed back to 04 January 2022.
While I confess to being pretty sad when the date got pushed out, I’m bravely reminding myself that 04 January is only 96 sleeps away. So that’s not too long, right?!
In the meantime, the exciting part of the process has finally started. The editing. The editor has put her cap of expertise on and I’m in the process of reviewing all the changes. Good news – most of the changes are commas and hyphens so while tedious, it’s not difficult and not too time-consuming. There has been one major change however:
THE TITLE OF MY BOOK HAS BEEN CHANGED TO “TOO GOOD TO EAT”
I hope you like it!
After the editing comes the graphic design. That is the bit I’m really excited about. Can’t wait to see what my baby will look like. Then there’s typsetting and fiddly bits and bobs and then, it will be 04 January 2022 and I’ll be cracking open a bottle of champagne to celebrate the arrival of all my books. That’s the plan anyway.
I have a mailing list where I try to keep everyone up-to-date on book happenings. I don’t send out many emails, because let’s face it – who wants to be spammed? But if you’re not already on my email list and you’d like to stay in the loop then drop me a line on my contact page and I’ll add you to the email list. I give you my solemn promise that I do not spam. And if you know anyone who would be interested in hearing about my book please let them know they can be added to my mailing list. That way you get to be first in the know with all the goings-on.
While we’re waiting, here’s a little quote from the end.
Self-love is an act of compassion and acceptance. To come home to myself requires self-love from my chipped painted toenails to the roots of my greying hairline. I choose to come home. To take the hand of the little girl who was never good enough in her mother’s eyes and say, You are enough. Right now. As is. To squish her to my breast and meld her to my heart. Complete healing. That is to come home to me.
Too Good to Eat
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