Proof Copy!

So a lot has happened, but I was unable to post on here because there was a death in the family. The loss was immense, and we are still feeling the effects, but I am determined to get this thing out. So, in quiet moments, I finished editing and approved changes. I paid Atmosphere and I got the proof copy yesterday.

It’s a strange feeling. When the proof copy came, I had thought that it was an external hard drive that I had ordered (which still hasn’t arrived). My brother-in-law saw the package and said, “So this is the book you’ve written,” and I told him no, it was a hard drive. But then I looked at the sender and found it was from Atmosphere Press. It was the book!

Opening it was even stranger. It looks professionally done, and, when I chose the cover, I wasn’t sure about it, but seeing it physically changed my mind. It’s weird to think that I wrote this. I hope this will be a successful book, even though it is probably more difficult to market this myself and make my money back on it. I am scheduling a call with Atmosphere Press to discuss this issue.

But things are coming together.