A Publishing Deal for "Shoot Straight Tommies! - The untold story of Josef Jakobs, last person executed in the Tower of London

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The History Press (UK)
Great news! The History Press has agreed to publish my manuscript on Josef Jakobs! It's been a very long journey to reach this point, and it's not over yet.

The manuscript is a bit of a ragtag thing at the moment with dangling footnotes, unincorporated notes and formatting issues. It needs an index, a table of contents, images, image captions and a few other things.

Luckily, a friend and fellow author has been through the process twice - once with Amberley Press and once with The History Press, so I have a solid guide who is providing very (VERY) helpful advice as I begin this publication marathon. I am reminding myself that it is a marathon... not a sprint... so I need to pace myself and plug away at resolving the manuscript issues noted above.

As I look farther down the road, I also see a fair bit of promotion and marketing in my future. But again... it's a marathon... not a sprint... and I need to keep my attention focused on the immediate journey. Tidying up the manuscript, tracking down images... and the rest will unfold.






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Unknown said…
Hey Gigi, that sounds terrific! Fran and I congratulate you on having the drive and utmost perseverance to have made it this far; like you said it’s still a marathon but one that results in a heck of a lot of self satisfaction for not only yourself but your family as well. Kudos!
Cheryl & Fran
April 2, 2018 at 4:30 PM
Giselle Jakobs said…
Thanks Cheryl!!! It's definitely been a long journey and I'm looking forward to this next phase. And waiting for the downhill part where I can coast a bit... maybe!
April 5, 2018 at 4:08 PM
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