Champagne Book Design

Happy Monday!

A few things that would help me be more efficient making the pretty books:

Schedule ahead with me…and by ahead, I mean a couple of months. Prior to vacation, I was working 7 days a week. I am back to that & I really want to have one day off a week. So, if you think that I should have one day off…working on a book? Working with a cover designer? Me me me!!! I want to be included with the cool kids.

My turnaround time is 2–4 days. I know I usually get them done in 2, but that is not always possible. Especially if I am fitting the project in either due to it not being scheduled ahead or rescheduled. If you have a preorder planned, I need it at least 1 week before, more if you are wanting ARC reader input.

The manuscript you send: should be the final one, all editing and proofreading done. A few typos slip through, I get that. But editing changes and a lot of typos should be taken care of prior to me getting it. No images or comments in the doc, I have to remove them which slows me down. Hyperlinks should be done and linked to the words you want linked.

Gentle reminder: it's just me and I am only one person. I am trying really hard to get to everyone's updates and projects without saying no. I want to make all the pretty books but I also need to sleep and have time with my family. I really enjoyed my 2 weeks off, but I realized I need to make sure I have off a day during the week. In the upcoming weeks, I will be trying to figure out how I can that. If you have suggestions other than cloning myself, please let me know.

Still here? Wow, that was a long one.

My trip? Ireland was magical, the people were delightful and welcoming. We cannot wait to go back. London was busy and fabulous, so much to do. It was hot but we did the things we planned but need to return since there is more we want to do.

Side note: I injured my left hand on my trip causing bruising and swelling…I could move and bend my fingers but it hurt and still does a bit. Looks so much better though. But it causing me to slow down a bit and take breaks. Luckily it was my left hand and not my right one.

Pic from Ireland. So pretty, right?