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Monday, January 22, 2024

Small Town Hound: An Update

When we last checked in on my children's book writing process, Dave gave me some excellent ideas. If I were writing a crypto-socio exploration of the oppression of dogs. I considered his advice and proceeded accordingly. 

Today's post is a brief check-in to let you know where we are. And where we are is surprisingly close to actually having a book. Those aware of my predilection for procrastination and warehouse of ideas that never got to the next step might be surprised by that fact. Heck, I'm kinda surprised by that fact. I think the difference in this case is that I'm working with someone else to make the book a reality, and while it's easy for me to quit on myself, it's a lot harder when there's another person to let down. 

In this case, that person is an illustrator and graphic artist named Jessica. You can see some of her work here. She's a talented artist, and as importantly, she's a detail-oriented project manager, which has kept me on track. 

And so we're gonna have a book ready to print in about two weeks. Gulp and zoinks. The next step is to figure out whether to self-publish/self-print or go through Amazon to fulfill. I'm hoping some of the shops here in my little town would be interested in retailing the book, so I think I want to figure out how to get at least an initial run printed, so if y'all know anyone who knows about this sort of thing (kinda looking at you, Rootsy) I'd be much obliged.

For now, here's a preview of the cover for your viewing enjoyment.