{"id":1993,"date":"2017-05-29T05:11:27","date_gmt":"2017-05-29T13:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1993"},"modified":"2017-05-29T05:11:27","modified_gmt":"2017-05-29T13:11:27","slug":"mindful-monday-whats-happening-in-the-klepto-cat-mystery-factory-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1993","title":{"rendered":"Mindful Monday \u2013 What\u2019s Happening in the Klepto Cat Mystery Factory?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maybe Cats Are Smarter, Too<\/p><\/div>\n

We\u2019re still in wait mode here\u2014waiting for a new product to share. The universe has hijacked our plans. The announcement I hoped to make this month will not be forthcoming. Yes, I\u2019m going to place the blame on the universe and maybe my over-enthusiastic nature. I keep having to learn again and again that the world doesn\u2019t turn on my time schedule. Some tasks take longer than I expect. In fact, this is probably true of most tasks.<\/p>\n

I can tell you that you can order Book 23, Cattywampus Travels<\/strong><\/em>, in print and for your Kindle right now, right here: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cattywampus-Travels-Klepto-Cat-Mystery\/dp\/099853563X\/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1495890430&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=cattywampus+tra<\/a><\/p>\n

Stay tuned for the big announcement\u2014oh my have we been busy here in the offices. It should come mid-June or earlier.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I\u2019m diligently working on Book 24\u2014working title, \u201cCats in the Belfry.\u201d \"\"Since we\u2019ve been coming out with a book on average every two months, you can probably expect to be reading this thriller\u2014well, cozy thriller\u2014sometime in late July or early August.<\/p>\n

As you may know, there\u2019s more to writing a book than creating and fleshing out a storyline. Once I\u2019ve written it to my satisfaction, I turn the manuscript over to a few beta-readers and my proofreader\/editor. When I get it back\u2014anywhere from one to three weeks later\u2014I go over it another two-dozen or so times then give it to my print book format person and my ebook format person and they get it ready for publication. This can take another two or three weeks.<\/p>\n

Of course, by this time we have a cover design\u2014that can take anywhere from two weeks to a month or more, so I try to start early discussing the cover with the artist, so we have it by the time we go to press.<\/p>\n

Before publication, I need to write a description of the story and design the back cover copy.<\/p>\n

But the real work begins once a book is published. That\u2019s when the author must shift into high gear, put on a new hat, and start promoting the book. While the production of a book may take us around two months, promotion is ongoing for as long as you want that book to sell. And if there are any budding authors out there, I want you to know that this is true for any author and any book in any genre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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