I decided that rather than submitting a selfie, I should find someone to take pictures of me, they would have to be better than the ones I've been taking. This picture is a selfie, one of the better ones. I've already sent three in....and then.... An old work friend called me and wanted to have coffee. We did and, in the conversation, she mentioned her daughter was doing some photography and building a portfolio. Well! don't you know that I jumped on it and asked if her daughter would be open to taking some shots for the back cover of my book.
We met in the cool of an evening at a newly constructed parking garage that was well landscaped on one side and that's where multiple shots were taken. I will get them in about a week after the photographer has done some editing and hopefully some airbrushing. I can hardly wait to see them. The picture I have placed here is taken before I met with the photographer so I'm in the same outfit but of course those pics won't be selfies.
I contacted the publisher person I talk with and asked if I'd be too late with submitting another picture in a couple of weeks and she said no. So, there! Right now, the editing team should be editing the manuscript. I've no idea how long that will take. Hopefully it's not too bad for a novice writer. I will know it when they are ready for me to see what they have done for my approval.
So, while I'm waiting, I'm orchestrating a yard sale for September 2nd. I'm pretty much doing it by myself. What I mean is, the part about getting it all together and pricing. I've been working on that now for a couple of weeks so that by the time the day comes I will be ready with stuff to sell. I'm still collecting tables. I have on round table, two rectangular small tables and am borrowing 2 card tables. I'll be setting up in my neighbor's yard because it's shaded until about 11:00am. The YardSale will start officially at 8am and go until it's too hot to continue and that would be around noon or 1pm. The temps here are still in the triple digits so no telling what it will be that day.
Anyhoo...I have 3 friends who are going to help work the sale and that's really good. I'm not terribly comfortable with the money, though I can do it. With a calculator I can but not just off the top of my head. Why am I having a yard sale? Because this is a self-publisher and I have to pay to be published. Now some think that's not really being published. However, these days in the publishing world it's common. Except for the money. If I want the book out there because I believe in it then this is how a non-published writer gets published and the book gets into the hands of the readers. And that's my goal.
I'm Judy at my desk, Milo is asleep, and I will be shortly.
Goodnight, and God Bless.
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