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The printer First Choice Books called a bit ago; the books are being shipped today and they will be here tomorrow! I’m so excited that I can’t think! My “baby” is coming. Now I need to finish clearing space for seven boxes of books.

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After a few unexpected delays and some procrastination on my part, my autobiography I’ll Do It Myself is at the printer! It was surprisingly difficult to send the manuscript to the printer. Despite the intensive editing and proofreading, I feared errors would still be found. It is amazing how that fear of imperfection can paralyze someone. When I realized I had written this book for readers and not for critics, it was easier to take a leap of faith and to take the next step.

Hitting the send button also meant my dream was over. For thirty years, I’ve been dreaming about and preparing for writing and publishing this book one day. Now that the book exists, I am without my dream, without my security blanket, and that is also surprisingly scary. Now what will be my guiding star? I guess it is now time for a new dream, although I have no clue at this point what it will be. But I can imagine God thinking, “Would you please hurry up and get that book printed so that I can plant this dream seed. If you thought writing your autobiography was big, you ain’t seen anything yet, girl!”

As of Tuesday, the books were printed, the covers were laminated, and they were scheduled for binding today! I will have actual books in my hand early next week! I think it will be a “fall on my knees” when the boxes arrive.

The next step is to get them out to readers so that the book can begin fulfilling its purpose. Visit my site at www.BooksbyGlenda.com to pre-order your copies. I will pop in them in the mail as soon as I receive them – just in time for Christmas giving!

I have been reading about O.J. Simpson’s new book If I Did It and I am not sure what I find more disgusting: that he (or someone) actually wrote about “the events leading up to, including, and in the aftermath of the murders”; that Regan Books is actually publishing this work; that the book deal is an unconfirmed $3.5 million; or that people will buy this book and it will, no doubt, become a bestseller. Is this why our men and women have fought in war to defend our freedoms so that “authors” may claim the freedom of speech when writing such books?

Sorry, but this story really irks me. There are so many people with inspiring, motivating, uplifting stories that go untold because they can’t find a publisher. Yet, O.J. lands a publisher and all the media coverage he can handle because of who he is….and people will eat it up. Is something wrong with our society?

Now that I have that off my chest, I can go to bed and resume the shoestring-budget promotion of my self-published autobiography I’ll Do It Myself tomorrow.

Tags: O.J. Simpson, publishing, books

After dreaming about and my book for the past thirty years and writing for the last three or four years, my autobiography I’ll Do It Myself is nearly done! I’m so close to finishing that I can almost taste it! My book is looking like an actual book.

I am doing the final proofreading, for which Dr. Kathy King, who has written ten books, offered me these words of advice:

• Take plenty of breaks so you don’t get too bleary eyed.
• Keep a great sense of humor.
• Watch out for homonyms! (Yes, they got me a few times; for example, shoot for chute. Oops!)

  Thanks Kathy. I plan on taking part of tomorrow off to celebrate my birthday – the big four-o!