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DIARY OF A GIRL-NEXT-DOOR HEAVY METAL NOVELIST
March
23, 2005
I'm
sitting here in bed with my laptop, checking my email every two seconds
in anticipation of the message from the printer that says, "Thanks
for the approval. We're about to roll." I was so nervous today
when I skimmed the final pdf version of the manuscript that I got a
little shaky. The printer will now take the typeset document and roll
a copy off the press. They'll overnight the unbound book to me for final
final final approval, which should be very quick. At this stage, if
I don't like something, it's very expensive to change anything. Two
to three weeks after that, the stork will deliver a big box to my doorstep.
This, my friends, is where books come from.
...and not a minute too soon. I made out a budget today to figure out how much cash I would need to live for a year with no day job. I could do it even if I sold zero books. But, since I'm going to sell a bazillion books, I could live a modest life AND have cute outfits.
March
24, 2005
I've never really
created a sexy/catchy nickname for the fellow I simply refer to as "the
printer" have I? He has advised, edited, prodded, supported, etc.,
but I haven't been able to think of an appropriately fabulous moniker.
Apparently, he's been reading the KISSfiction chronicles, which makes
me feel even worse about his lack of hallowed status. Guru? Mentor?
Literati Patati? What about a name that matches all
that is good about humanity? Yeah. I'm pretty sure "David"
will suffice.
He sent Won't Get Fooled Again to the press today.
March
27, 2005
I took a couple days off. After three years of ignoring everything but
my novel, I thought it was okay to sleep in, vacuum, scrub my bathrooms
and catch up on laundry. Even so, I emailed the
artist who designed the Won't Get Fooled Again book cover to see
if he had any interest in creating a banner ad for me. I'm ready to
start the self-promotion trail this week. I assume my next round of
vacuuming can wait until I'm wealthy enough to hire someone else to
do it.
March
28, 2005
Did I mention I'm going to Nashville this weekend? Yep. Despite all
my rock & roll credentials, I'm going for higher education reasons.
I can hardly think about anything else...except...my...book. What was
I talking about again?
March
29, 2005
According to the hottest printer in the world, Won't Get Fooled Again
is "in the printing queue." What does that mean? Does it mean
it's printing right now? Does it mean it's in line behind twelve other
humbled-by-comparison novels? Did I spell queue correctly? I can't stand
the suspense. Luckily, I don't ask all the hundreds of questions that
whirl through my mind, so the
printer still might think I'm sane.
I wrote a heartfelt letter to the editor of KISS Magazine tonight. And I worked on the KISS Nation collaboration for the NY/NJ KISS Expo. We have tentative plans to put some sweat into the production the weekend I return from Nashville. Maybe I'll have a little twang when I come back. Imagine the new millennium's answer to Bob Ezrin says "y'all."
March
30, 2005
Ace Frehley was on Stern yesterday. My perfectly bad-girl friend Patty
says she'll take her top off if it helps me get on the show to promote
Won't Get Fooled Again. What a believer!
March
31, 2005
Don't you love when you're a first-time author and you find out your
NEW BOOK is en route to you? Trust me; you do.
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