School’s Out! And, I’m Embarrassed, Again

OK, per the usual, we’re sticking with a traditional school schedule.  It’s now summer and the daily (hopefully!) posts will be re-runs.  Reviews.  I already have a boatload of topics to write on for the fall. If I write something new, it will have NEW in the title. But for now, I need a break.  I mostly need time to work in the garden.  It seems to take more time each year.  Or, perhaps, I am getting slower. Does it seem like time is screaming by to anyone else?

And, I’m embarrassed again.  I somehow missed posting two days last month and I missed June 3.  Today, I am only late.  I only realized that because a very kind reader emailed me.  (Thanks, LC.)  I can’t honestly call this a daily blog if I don’t post something every day.  I thought I had articles lined up to get through the week, but that was clearly a figment of my imagination.  I will try to do better through the rest of summer.

And now for a little update on what my summer goals are, beyond getting the garden producing.  I am absolutely obsessed with finishing up Bring Your Own Bandages, 2^nd Edition.  It’s nearly 300,000 words, about three times the length of the first edition, and will be 8.5x11” and around 675 pages.  I thought larger dimensions would result in a higher printing price, but this does not seem to be the case.  I have learned a bit about how sales work on Amazon now, and it appears that I need to run a pre-order dealio and generate some buzz.  I hate doing stuff like that, but if it helps get the book higher in Amazon’s algorithms, then I might have to do it.  So I will post information on that throughout the summer.  This book better be done by August 1, or heads might roll. 

I will be contacting those who previously indicated interest in proofreading.  I wanted to do this much earlier, but I’m too much of a nut job to send out manuscripts that I haven’t perfected as much as possible. 

I have something else I’m considering as well, but news on that will have to wait a month or so.

And I have three grandbabies arriving in the next three months, and moms requesting my assistance.

And my sons, husband, and I are participating in the Colonial Heritage Festival in Orem, Utah, next month.  Aaron and I will be keeping the tavern and serving refreshments.  I’d love to meet you, but be warned, I’m not allowed to break character.  Founding Fathers will be present, and I can’t risk embarrassing the family.