I've formatted, formatted, and reformatted my new book today. Things that should have been so simple turned into gnarly-mangy-ill-tempered bears today.
I've said so many wordy-durds today that I'm not sure what kind of penitence will be required to get them stricken from my permanent record.
I started back one this project just after coffee this morning and I worked straight through until 1 p.m. when Jilda insisted I take a break, eat lunch and take a nap.
I tried to nap, but I kept seeing object styles, paragraph styles and glyphs on the inside of my eyelids. She headed out to work at 2 and I came back in my office where I duked it out for another two hours before I decided to take the dogs for a walk.
It felt good to get out and sweat a little. After the walk I started again. It's like a quest now. I cannot let it defeat me.
I saved all my files tonight just before I sat down to write this. I could ship the book off as-is, but there's a little additional sprucing up I'd like to do.
I can tell you right now, this stuff is not for wimps. Writing this book was the easy part. Of course, what I'm learning now will make book three and beyond a piece of cake, but I can tell you putting this one together has been brutal.
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I've said so many wordy-durds today that I'm not sure what kind of penitence will be required to get them stricken from my permanent record.
I started back one this project just after coffee this morning and I worked straight through until 1 p.m. when Jilda insisted I take a break, eat lunch and take a nap.
I tried to nap, but I kept seeing object styles, paragraph styles and glyphs on the inside of my eyelids. She headed out to work at 2 and I came back in my office where I duked it out for another two hours before I decided to take the dogs for a walk.
It felt good to get out and sweat a little. After the walk I started again. It's like a quest now. I cannot let it defeat me.
I saved all my files tonight just before I sat down to write this. I could ship the book off as-is, but there's a little additional sprucing up I'd like to do.
I can tell you right now, this stuff is not for wimps. Writing this book was the easy part. Of course, what I'm learning now will make book three and beyond a piece of cake, but I can tell you putting this one together has been brutal.
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Can't wait to read it! Hope your follow up visit was less tortuous!
ReplyDeleteHugs~
Wow you got me intrigued lol
ReplyDeleteGlad it's done.
I'm not glad you're having such a hard time, but my husband would be gratified to hear of the difficulty. He's a graphic artist who works in the publishing world, and that is his life: laying out words to fit so it all looks beautiful and flows. So many people think all he has to do is push a button and - VOILA! - it's done. No - it takes a lot of hours and hard work. Will we get to see your book?
ReplyDeleteI had to reformat to write a book for Smashwords. It is lots of work. Good luck with all of it!
ReplyDeleteYou sound just like a writer.:)
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your book! I'm sure it will be great and I give you so much credit for all the hard work. I have enough trouble just doing a blog post!
ReplyDeleteBrutal...good for you to keep at it. I am nowhere in that realm. I think writers are amazing. Cheer on!
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