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.
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
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!