I am in a state that I have never been in before. It may have to do with being up for 48 hours straight trying to solve technical WORD problems. It seems to me that you used to be able to move a file from one folder to a new one and then send that folder as one attachment, but I could not find any such function and I was stuck with 24 different files (each one = a chapter of the book) that I could not find a way to send as one attachment. I was tearing my hair out in frustration when finally I hit upon an answer. Jubilant, I went ahead and sent what was (I thought) 24 files in one attachment. Outskirts Press (OP) received the e-mail with an attachment. The attachment was opened and it contained 24 separate files. Scream! Humiliation! I felt so stressed that I kept at trying to work out the problem for another 8 hours. Finally, I threw in the towel and consented to letting one of OP's technicians put them all into one file-at $50 an hour-about a 1/2 an hour project for that technician. I am definitely computer whipped and exhausted and have made a great first impression on my new Publishing Consultant, Larry. I meet again with Larry, on the phone as he is in Denver, on Monday at 1 p.m. Then I will learn more about the next steps. Now that I have groused your ear off with my personal frustrations let's talk about the truly great thing that happened yesterday.
After three years of writing, revising, correcting, typing, re-typing (about 10 re-typings), lots of sweat and tears and frustration, THE GOD GAMES: Legend of Kor, is now at the publishers and an editor is going over it to see if it is indeed ready to go to the printers (typos, errors in grammar or logic, properly formatted, etc.).
Legend of Kor is at the publishers!! I am only just beginning to grasp that notion. It doesn't seem real yet; I am pinching myself. My heart is slowly accepting unrivaled joy and relief, I think that sometime today it is going to hit me and I am going to be doing cartwheels.
I don't quite understand the dichotomy that my spirit is in right now. perhaps I am just exhausted after spending so many hours the last weeks typing, typing, re-writing, re-thinking, struggling with WORD.
But I want to make this statement of thank you so much to ONE, our dear Lord who walks beside you every minute through the good and the bad, for never leaving me alone and always giving support and encouragement. This is my gift of love to Him. I pray I may live long enough that I can give many more gifts to Him. Many more opportunities to speak of His love for all of His children.
Well, today will be a clean-the-house and do-the-laundry day. I can actually relax over the next 4 days, and then back to the business of publishing. My next project is the Prequel, THE GOD GAMES: Heaven & Hell, which is basically written but needs a lot of revision to make it its best. So, another 6 months to a year and there will be a second book at the publishers.
Thank you so much for your presence and your support of the last 14 months. If I did not have you to write to I know I would not have had the strength to keep pushing to get the book done. The book is also yours.
Tomorrow we will discuss the trip that we are going on in 3 weeks. To California. Have a great day!
After three years of writing, revising, correcting, typing, re-typing (about 10 re-typings), lots of sweat and tears and frustration, THE GOD GAMES: Legend of Kor, is now at the publishers and an editor is going over it to see if it is indeed ready to go to the printers (typos, errors in grammar or logic, properly formatted, etc.).
Legend of Kor is at the publishers!! I am only just beginning to grasp that notion. It doesn't seem real yet; I am pinching myself. My heart is slowly accepting unrivaled joy and relief, I think that sometime today it is going to hit me and I am going to be doing cartwheels.
I don't quite understand the dichotomy that my spirit is in right now. perhaps I am just exhausted after spending so many hours the last weeks typing, typing, re-writing, re-thinking, struggling with WORD.
But I want to make this statement of thank you so much to ONE, our dear Lord who walks beside you every minute through the good and the bad, for never leaving me alone and always giving support and encouragement. This is my gift of love to Him. I pray I may live long enough that I can give many more gifts to Him. Many more opportunities to speak of His love for all of His children.
Well, today will be a clean-the-house and do-the-laundry day. I can actually relax over the next 4 days, and then back to the business of publishing. My next project is the Prequel, THE GOD GAMES: Heaven & Hell, which is basically written but needs a lot of revision to make it its best. So, another 6 months to a year and there will be a second book at the publishers.
Thank you so much for your presence and your support of the last 14 months. If I did not have you to write to I know I would not have had the strength to keep pushing to get the book done. The book is also yours.
Tomorrow we will discuss the trip that we are going on in 3 weeks. To California. Have a great day!
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