March 31, 2015. The 126th anniversary of the public opening of the Eiffel Tower. Also, today I completed Crossing Swords and ordered the first print run! Why is this an interesting coincidence? Because the book begins by comparing Mary Baker Eddy's career to the Eiffel Tower: "Figuratively speaking, Mrs. Eddy is already as … [Read more...]
Crossing Swords first edition book cover
It took ten versions over two years and now it is done: the final book cover for Crossing Swords. I wanted a cover that looked like an 1870s event flier or newspaper feature page. Originally I envisioned the cover almost completely black and white, but without actually using black or white. Working through many design … [Read more...]
Making it Shine
What does it take to make a book shine? An incredible amount of attention to detail, I am learning. Patience, persistence, longsuffering. Now I understand why it typically takes traditional book publishers a full year to publish a book once the author completes the manuscript. And since I am trying to treat Crossing … [Read more...]
The library shelf at call number DDC 306.81
Crossing Swords could share shelf space with authors like Stephanie Coontz, James Dobson, Maggie Gallagher, John Gottman, Karl Pillemer, Laura Schlessinger, and Darryl Strawberry--who have all written popular books on marriage that share a DDC number of 306.81. DDC number 306.810973The Dewey Decimal Classification … [Read more...]
Ready for Libraries
In preparation for publishing, Crossing Swords has now been through a cataloging process done by a professional cataloger. This is an extra bit of book description that "indie" books (self-published and small press) do not always have. By taking this extra step, it will be that much easier for Crossing Swords to find its … [Read more...]
Manuscript complete!
The final edit of the Crossing Swords manuscript has been completed! Nearly 50 readers of the manuscript contributed substantive comments on a dozen drafts of the manuscript over the past two years. Every single comment has been carefully considered and addressed to the best of my ability. Thank you to all of you who took … [Read more...]
Crossing Swords featured by St. Louis author’s club
Crossing Swords has received its first media coverage! It is featured in the January 2015 issue of the News & Views newsletter for the St. Louis Publishers Association (SLPA), a organization which helps local authors publish their books. Cindy Safronoff has certainly found the SLPA meetings to be helpful throughout the … [Read more...]
Author at Work!
With the Kickstarter fundraising campaign now complete, I am turning my focus to finalizing the book! That means a lot of quiet focused time alone at my desk, being an author! I will emerge again as soon as I am done with my last-minute research, writing, and edits and I am ready to engage with the world again. … [Read more...]
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