My husband is editing my book - could anything be more nerve-recking? Him editing it has of course lead me to begin editing it again O_O How many times can someone edit their book? After re-write and revision over the past 2 years, I still am finding things. Fortunately, it's small things. I really feel like I will never be satisfied with the book completely and will always find something. Also, I'd like to know how it stacks up with someone who knows grammar better than myself. (or is it "better than I?")
I'm also revising the book size since it's currently weird size. But it's soon-to-be POCKETsized. Pocketsize makes me think of games and toys you can keep in your pocket like Polly Pocket. How cute and cool that idea was, and Digipets! Did any of you guys have this? They were so cute and cool. I think they were also known as Giga pets? I had 2 I think and I remember one weekend I got to pet-sit for a friend. I remember seeing people at school with 2 or 3 of them and they'd have them clipped on their bookbags or belt rings.
Unfortunately they fell out of popularity quick. But not pocket size books! I love reading paperbacks that are pocket sized and that's what I imagined for Beautiful Sun, except for the whole graphics and drawings. Now, that makes it harder because then I start thinking manga graphic novel and those aren't quite the standard pocket size. Anyway, I'm not sure how they'll work anyway since I didn't get the fullness of those art projects - NOT that I'm complaining. I'm super thankful to God and Vashti for her help. I think we both had the wrong notion going in and we both found out that it wasn't quite as we thought it'd be. But I also thought how fabulous it would be to offer all the art pieces in like a special edition book or later in a Beautiful Sun artbook! Wow, if I could get that going it'd be so good ^___^ I love artbooks for series I follow. But that's all in the Lord's hands.
Oh and while I'm thinking about it... was Pokemon before those Gigapets? I mean even over in Japan? That would be weird if it came after. But yea I guess Pokemon would fit into my pocketsized conversation here. sadly tho, since i don't like pocket monsters. but it's interesting how many things are going pocketsized still.. like cellphones are smaller and smaller and now they have mp3 players/podcasts and whole computers that fit in the palm of your hand and fit inside your pocket! I think they may have gotten the ideas from books tho, what do you think?
Once this thing is uploaded for pocketsize, the page count will drastically change. Meaning that the cost will also change. It's sad but true, I don't think the book will be less than $8.00. I'm really hoping it won't get above $10 though, because honestly I don't think it's worth more than $10 a copy! It's just a book and I don't like to pay more than about $10 for a book. I just don't. I would hate to put that on you guys. Yet, it's the way Lulu works and for now they are the ones who is packaging the books, even though soon enough it'll be available on Amazon and other places, Lulu will still be packaging and producing the material you'll hold in your hands. The story you'll get from the material is what's mine.
Y'know I've also visited a lot of YA author sites, like Laurie Halse Anderson, Maureen Johnson, and Jo Whittemore and I feel like I need to upgrade mine. I think it's fine and all but I would like to get it a bit more... y'know BETTER lol. I haven't even started looking for layouts or anything. Does anyone have any suggestions? Layout sites, content thoughts, host recommendations? Please!!! I do need the help. If you don't help, Saffire will have an anxiety attack right there in your living room!
Sunday, December 9, 2007
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