The cat book is finished. We finalized the cover design yesterday. You may have heard (read) me say that before. Well, sometimes it\u2019s just hard to finish. The cover features the glamour photo of our cat, Winfield. Yesterday, we showed it to the photographer who shot this picture and she said, \u201cNot sharp enough. Let me help you with that.\u201d Wow! What a difference her expertise made. <\/p>\n
Folks, don\u2019t ever underestimate the expertise of a professional. You\u2019ve heard me preach on this concept with regard to hiring an editor for your book manuscript and aptly educating yourself before diving into the publishing field. It\u2019s true in every aspect of writing, publishing and beyond. <\/p>\n
We are not experts in cover design or in PhotoShop. So we turned to someone who is and the results are breath-takingly amazing. I\u2019ll let you know when the book is up on my website so you can see it. In fact, if any of you would like a sneak peek, send me your email address and I\u2019ll attach the cover in a return email.<\/p>\n
For all of you cat people, I\u2019ve decided to establish a blog related to cats. Let me know if you\u2019d like to be notified of the link. My webmaster is going through a particularly busy time both businesswise and personally, so I\u2019m not sure when she\u2019ll get to my projects (posting the book at my website and creating my new blog site), but I will sure let you know when everything is up and running.<\/p>\n
In the meantime, I\u2019m giving my computer (and my fingers) a rest, so I won\u2019t be posting a new blog until Tuesday morning (the 13th).<\/p>\n
I have decided to offer the new book, Catscapades, Tales of Ordinary and Extraordinary Cats<\/em><\/strong>, as an ebook and a print book. The print book is of the homemade variety. It will be comb-bound. I\u2019m providing this option for those of you who don\u2019t particularly like ebooks. <\/p>\n In fact, it would be interesting to know how you feel about ebooks. Do you like them? Do you purchase them? When you have a choice, do you prefer an ebook or a print book? When you purchase an ebook, how do you read it\u2014on the computer screen, using a handheld device or do you print it out. I am of the latter variety. I actually avoid purchasing or inviting even free ebooks. And if it is one that I must have, I print it out to read. Send me your preferences with regard to ebooks (purchasing them and reading them) to PLFry620@yahoo.com. <\/p>\n The number of pages sometimes determines whether or not I will purchase or even accept a free ebook. I can tell you that Catscapades<\/em><\/strong> encompasses 80 pages. Do you have a limit as to the number of pages you will download?<\/p>\n I\u2019d like to write an article on this topic. So send me your comments and preferences and let me know if you want me to quote you or if you prefer remaining anonymous. This might be a good opportunity to promote your book.<\/p>\n I toted a whole Trader Joe\u2019s grocery bag full of packaged books to the post office yesterday. Boy have we received a lot of book orders during the past few weeks. I\u2019m schlepping back and forth to the post office daily. And I\u2019m lovin\u2019 it, don\u2019t you know? An author does not complain about trips to the post office with books in tow.<\/p>\n So don\u2019t worry about inconveniencing me by making me go to the post office. Go ahead and order the books you want from my website. I\u2019m probably headed in that direction, anyway. It\u2019s no trouble to add one more package to my daily shipment. Check out my array of books at http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The cat book is finished. We finalized the cover design yesterday. You may have heard (read) me say that before. Well, sometimes it\u2019s just hard to finish. The cover features the glamour photo of our cat, Winfield. Yesterday, we showed it to the photographer who shot this picture and she said, \u201cNot sharp enough. Let […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t