Writing a book is hard work... and writing a book with a co-author... I believe is even harder...in ways. I am so grateful for my writing partner... I truly am, but we are very different in how we operate. In ways she is a lot more methodical than I am... which is so helpful because we are making sure that we are providing accurate information... but we are at a point where we are in a time crunch... and overthinking it, just isn't helpful. (Yes... I recognize the irony in me saying someone else's overthinking is not helpful!)
This process has been interesting...I have learned a lot...and while I now have an idea of how this process works... I am not sure I am up for doing this again any time soon....Though I would love to find many more places to paddle... and know now that we are doing this/have done this... it will be hard in ways for me to paddle in a new place without wondering if I should keep track of it somewhere just in case we are asked to do another...
Our publisher is out of state... and it has been entertainingly frustrating that they do not understand some of the things we want to emphasize. But we are getting through it.
I am exhausted.
We got the manuscript back from the publisher and copy editor on June 1. We are supposed to have it back by June 15th.. but because work has been so crazy with end of the year stuff... I negotiated a few extra days should we need them. I am hoping we don't... I NEED this t be done. Need this phase to be over so I can shut down fr a bit... honestly, it is wearing on me. Going to work each day, getting there by 6:45 (later than my usual 6:30) coming home between 4 and 6 then working on the book for 5 or 6 hours only to get up and repeat that... for almost two weeks... is exhausting. (Plus my weekends have been consumed by this...when not at awards banquets r graduation...) My goal is to have everything done and sent by mid week so I can get away this weekend. I want.. I need to head to the lake to see Dad and Betty. And I want that visit to be book work free! So I am lighting a fire under my writing partner.
I know I will appreciate this, once that book is out...but the timing has been hard... bring on the fun part... the getting sample pages in the mail and saying Yes, or going to book signings, or talking to people who also love kayaking... That's where I want to be... (and getting to the point where we re making money... I don't anticipate to get rich with this book, but I want to be able to sell enough books to cover the advances we got...so I can then feel like I can use that money!)
Time for bed!
