The manuscript is off to the editor and I've started working with Createspace on the cover and interior design. I bought my ISBNs. Which interestingly enough prompted an immediate call from my bank's fraud prevention unit to make sure it was a legitimate charge. They didn't blink at Createspace but Bowker was a step too far, I guess. I tell you this because of the happy little thrill I felt telling the investigator that I had "just bought ISBNs for my publishing company."
Hee. My publishing company. Headquartered here on my kitchen table. Giggle.
I'm calling my imprint "Burnt Barn Press." There's a poem by a 17th century zen poet, Mizuta Masahide. My favorite translation is "Barn's burnt down -- now I can see the moon." Seems kind of apt considering I walked away from a great big chunk of my life to get here. I torched the barn, the house, half the village . . . Took out a few bridges too.
Only time will tell if it was worth it. But it's sure more fun than what I used to be doing. Next step is meeting with the Createspace design team to work on the cover.
Hee. My publishing company. Headquartered here on my kitchen table. Giggle.
I'm calling my imprint "Burnt Barn Press." There's a poem by a 17th century zen poet, Mizuta Masahide. My favorite translation is "Barn's burnt down -- now I can see the moon." Seems kind of apt considering I walked away from a great big chunk of my life to get here. I torched the barn, the house, half the village . . . Took out a few bridges too.
Only time will tell if it was worth it. But it's sure more fun than what I used to be doing. Next step is meeting with the Createspace design team to work on the cover.
