I'm taking you with me as I look for a publisher

 Good evening folks. I've decided because I've run into so many issues and unexpected problems as I look for a publisher, I thought this would be good information. You many never know when you will one day, decide to write a book. It happened to me and that's what this is about.

So for starters I have backed out of using publishing services  twice now. This most recent time is now. Today, I received an agreement to be published from a company I hadn't really researched and didn't know of their reputation. So today I looked up it's reviews and they were nearly all bad. So I replied to the agreement that was sent to me by saying no to the offer that was made. Meaning beside the money I would be paying, I will not be published a year from now.

I lose but I win. Now I'm on the look out for another publisher. At the same time I'm setting up an ebook to be published on Amazon. Step by step I'm designing the cover, front and back. Then there are a couple of pages that I have to write that go in the front of the inside book right after the cover.

Don't quite know about that because right now I'm working on the cover design using Canva a free graphic design app. Have to be careful with it though because it's easy to slip over into things that cost. So paying attention to not using stuff that will cause a bill at the end of the project. I have a friend who has published several novels free so I know it can be done.

The cover design is coming along really nicely and I think what I've got going right now is really attractive and eye catching. Did run into an issue of layering. Somehow I managed to put a layer on the back cover which covers up the copy I wrote and so I may have to start over on that because I can't seem to isolate the copy so that I can use it on a different design. If I have to rewrite it's ok. Sometimes the second writing is better anyway. I'm gonna try to put a picture of the cover design I'm talking about here. 

Anyway, this is it and I'm Judy in my cottage writing on my new blog. Would love to read a comment if you want to write one.  Thanks for reading...