kj's Writing Career: Chapter 2

Well, I'm doing it.

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The story of Lily and Alex has been finished, polished and proofed three times.

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JB read it in one sitting and said she cried at the end.

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I've found and hired an Editor who will improve and tie it all together.

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I've decided to publish it myself, which also means I've decided to develop my own (small) publishing company. Heck, I've been self employed for most of my career. I've developed resource directories, counseling programs, workshops, a restaurant, a movie theatre, an artisan cooperative, and real estate. So why not a publishing press?

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I've reviewed the size, font, layout, paper, cover, page set-up, and net cost per book with a local printing company, and it's all doable.

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I've started to think about how I will market: book signings, radio interviews, independent and specialty book stores, flyers, my blog.

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I would lack the confidence and the determination if it weren't for the special people who visit my blog, share theirs with me, and have provided encouragement and kind feedback through every chapter. Thank you thank you.

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There are a couple of areas where perplexity reigns. If you have suggestions, ideas, comments, opinions, observations--anything--would you please share them with me?

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# 1 TITLE: What shall I call the story of Alex and Lily?

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# 2 SYNOPSIS: What should I say, in one paragraph that would appear on the book flap, to explain what the book is about?

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# 3 ADVICE: I'll appreciate anything.

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