I’m a list maker, a planner. I like to be organized and prepared. I can rewrite the grocery list several times before it’s perfect. I have several to-do lists going. I usually write a daily and a weekly. It finally dawned on me to separate my computer to-do list from my home to-do list. As my mom likes to point out, “You have post-it-notes everywhere.”

I like a 5 x 8 writing pad and the normal 8 1/2 x 11 notebook. I love good paper. I also like a good ballpoint pen. Pilot makes a good one. This blog is pretty boring. My intention before I got sidetracked was to list some goals to hold myself accountable. Things I want to accomplish and focus my attention on this year.

1.  Review page samples from Ryan on Friday. Choose font/headings I like better.
2.  Review typeset manuscript when he’s done. Give him final edits and revisions. So far I’ve only found nine things, very minor stuff, unnecessary quotation marks and commas. I’m tired of reading the manuscript. I will be happy when this project is completed.
3.  Upload interior and cover to CreateSpace and Kindle. I have both accounts ready to go. Decide on price for paperback $9.99 – 12.99 and e-book $2.99 – 4.99. Decide on glossy or matte cover.
4.  Order paperback proof so that I can look it over before making it available for sale. Go ahead and make e-book live.
5.  Give my editors the PDF so they can provide review on Amazon.
6.  Do a happy dance, because hallelujah the book will be published. Drink a margarita. Amen.
7.  Get part-time job, buy car, exercise more, eat better, work on fiction stories, make affirmation cards, get laundry caught up.
8.   Make doctor appointment for check up. Look into Reiki healing and EMDR for PTSD. Make salon appointment.
9.   Blog some of the material that got cut from the book. It went from 56K to 50K words!
10.   Be confident 🙂

Well, that turned into being more about the book. Oh well. All good.

Funny story, Morgan said we will have another video call so I can hold up my book. Hold up my book, I laughed, I’m going to throw it out the window! 🙂 Just kidding.

And thanks to my mom, I have Adele’s song, “Hello,” stuck in my head. She bought the c.d. because she likes it so much. She asked me if I’ve ever heard the song, so I watched the video on YouTube and now it’s stuck in my head. She is a good singer with perfect pitch and emotional depth.

Cheers!

Julie