There is sooooooo much to do before July 1st!
I’m pretty sure I’m overwhelmed.
I’m pretty sure I’m going to hyperventilate.
I might even freeze up with all the stuff I gotta do to get this book out!
Look at my list!!
- I gotta update my website with book goodies and of course *that* requires hubby who has his own list of 8000 things to do (including support wife, listen to wife whine, help wife with edit decisions, support wife — did I say that already?)
- I gotta network with other authors and bookstores to find out exactly WHAT and WHO are around me.
- I gotta write a BIO … do you KNOW how hard that is? Compress an interesting blip about ME into 100 words? Ugh
- I have online Indie Author sites to check out and Amazon Author Central to get involved with
- That’s just the marketing side of things!
Then there is:
- Line edits and revisions to make from those made by my editor as well as any story edits (if any, I’m told it’s really solid)
- There’s all these little things I have to write, like the bio … a book blurb even.
- I gotta write acknowledgements to all the beta readers and people who helped me along the way
- I need a better head shot ‘cuz while I like mine, it’s not the one I want to use
Oh and during this time, I’m writing more, editing other novels, working full time and have a family to tend to.
You know what’s coming, right? Remember the old commercial?
Calgon, take me away!
Okay, I can deal with this. Compartmentalize. That’s the trick, right? I’ll just setup a daily or weekly schedule of stuff. I have 112 or is it 111? OMG! What if I miss a day? okay … breathe … baby steps.
Yes, yes. Baby steps. One thing thing checked off at a time.
I can do this.
Yes, I can.
Now I have Bob the Builder in my head. 🙂 Lovely.
Who ever would have thought getting a book published would be work? Oh … yeah … me. 🙂
What’s on your plate this week? Anything exciting? Want to join my pity party? 🙂
Um … ya know … I’m pretty sure it’s only 109 days ’till July 1st. Could be wrong, but … okay, I’ll shut up now. 🙂
And, yep, I know exactly how you feel.
One second, we’re all moseying along, relaxed, with that idiotic little thought in our heads that goes something along the lines of: meh, 1st July’s ages away.
Next second? It goes more along the lines of: AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGH! Holy c**p! 1st July is almost upon me already!
So, yeah, I’m with you 🙂
LOL Dammit! Don’t tell me it’s 109 days away! Nooooooooooooooo! I need my 2 days back! 🙂 🙂 And I’m with ya 100%. Ugh. Soooooooooooooooooooo much to do!
Ahhh, the panic I have to look forward to…wait, I’m already panicking and I have 7 months to go. Yikes! I can’t imagine what I’ll be like when I get to the point you’re at. 🙂
🙂 Panic. That’s the word. 🙂
Panic, scmanic. I’m chilled … when I’m sleeping, anyway 🙂
That’s cheating. 🙂
I long for the days of panic! Of course for now, it is really fun sitting back and watching you Jules scramble. Maybe after you hit it big, you can make it down Florida way, Aimee. It’s only a couple of states away. You’ll need a vacation after all this. You provide the good reads, I’ll provide the warm sand, sunshine and a few pina coladas. 🙂
I’m totally there!! My in-laws have a condo in Ormond Beach. One of these days, I’m going to take an actual vacation and GO there again (been once in 22 years). 🙂 So when I get that far, we are so, totally ON for drinks and a read! 🙂