Tuesday, June 30, 2009
AT LAST!!!! The first 70 copies of my book arrived and am already thinking I should have ordered more as I will need some for the book signing and have nearly 40 already sold. WOW! It is so exciting. I am so greatful to my friend Lee Shaw ( another author in our group who has an amazing new book out called ' The Monster Child') if you are into the paranormal you will really go for it as it has all kinds of that. If it weren't for her my book would still be in the bottom drawer of my desk. an unfulfilled dream. I have two other childrens books done except for pictures and am working on a teen novel that will be great. I am signing books and geting ready for the sales I am anticipating. My books can be purchased from me or from Amazon.com. If you go through me all you have to do is email me at yeohon@aol.com and put 'The Angry Trees ' in the subject line. I will accept paypal or checks or money orders and you will not be sorry to own a copy of my fabulous book. Well need to go. will get bak here more often .
Thursday, June 11, 2009
I guess patience is built by waiting. I got the proof of my book and they had screwed up the margins and misspelled my name on the inside title page. So we had to submit the changes and wait to order another proof. I took the first proof to my church and they ordered 10 copies for their book store and another dozen people ordered copies so, I have orders for 31 copies and and am waiting for the proof # 2 to arrive so I can order 7o copies. Need some for my store and some for a book signing. I am going to enter it in the moonbeam first time author and illustrator contest. they want 4 copies. and I feel it will be going fast out of my store.But I need to wait and waiting takes patience, God help me I am in need of a lot of that. I can't imagine how long it would take for a novel if a 40 page children's book takes this long. I am excited, proud, frustrated and very grateful to Lee Shaw for giving me this awesome opportunity to see my work in print. So I will hurry up and wait some more it will all come out right. SIGH:)
Friday, June 5, 2009
Waiting
Maybe today! I keep telling myself today the proof of my book will arrive and I can OK it and have it up for sale. I (Of course) have many orders from the people from our church. Mainly because both the illustrator and I go there. I know they are buying it because of us, but once they read the story they will be glad they did because it is a great book and Ben;s illustrations are perfect for the story.
I am going to write in here more often as I need to keep it going even if nobody out there is listening.
Writing this story came to me one day as I watched the birds in my back yard bickering over their nests and other birds they felt were invaders to their back yard. I was thinking how like humans they were acting so there Was the start. I always keep a notebook handy and I thought what if the forest got tired of all the commotion and complaints.what if the trees said 'enough of this' and expelled them until they got their attitudes right.
It was an easy fun story to write. All my life I have raised the odd bird that fell out of the nest. People used to call me the bird lady and bring me birds that needed doctoring and I would do it and release the bird when he was healed.
My family has had at one time or another raised most of the animals in the story, except for the owl and the possum. we have had a raccoon and chipmunk and as I have raised every other bird in the story I can tell you that their personalities are just like the story.
I have always loved to write. I found it was my way to express what I observed around me. I could almost feel the thoughts and emotions and I am a people watcher. a nature watcher. when I was twelve a teacher gave us an assignment to write a poem and he said I was very good and should keep writing. That ,of course, made me write poems about everything.
About six years ago, I wrote a short story. I don't know why it came to me but I had a compulsion to put it on paper and not to stop writing till it was done. after five weeks and five stories I was feeling rather like an authoress so I joined the writers group in Town here. I learned to type fast with two fingers and started a novel. Took a class with Long Ridge Writers School, which taught me a lot. I now have a hundred short stories and three novel Ideas. I feel that writing is something I must do.
I believe that everything that has happened in my life was for the purpose of knowing what action is necessary in one of my stories. I don't think you can be an author without that compusion to write and be heard and understood.
I am going to write in here more often as I need to keep it going even if nobody out there is listening.
Writing this story came to me one day as I watched the birds in my back yard bickering over their nests and other birds they felt were invaders to their back yard. I was thinking how like humans they were acting so there Was the start. I always keep a notebook handy and I thought what if the forest got tired of all the commotion and complaints.what if the trees said 'enough of this' and expelled them until they got their attitudes right.
It was an easy fun story to write. All my life I have raised the odd bird that fell out of the nest. People used to call me the bird lady and bring me birds that needed doctoring and I would do it and release the bird when he was healed.
My family has had at one time or another raised most of the animals in the story, except for the owl and the possum. we have had a raccoon and chipmunk and as I have raised every other bird in the story I can tell you that their personalities are just like the story.
I have always loved to write. I found it was my way to express what I observed around me. I could almost feel the thoughts and emotions and I am a people watcher. a nature watcher. when I was twelve a teacher gave us an assignment to write a poem and he said I was very good and should keep writing. That ,of course, made me write poems about everything.
About six years ago, I wrote a short story. I don't know why it came to me but I had a compulsion to put it on paper and not to stop writing till it was done. after five weeks and five stories I was feeling rather like an authoress so I joined the writers group in Town here. I learned to type fast with two fingers and started a novel. Took a class with Long Ridge Writers School, which taught me a lot. I now have a hundred short stories and three novel Ideas. I feel that writing is something I must do.
I believe that everything that has happened in my life was for the purpose of knowing what action is necessary in one of my stories. I don't think you can be an author without that compusion to write and be heard and understood.
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