On 29 April 2016 several copies of my book left the printer and were sent to the publisher and myself. On 30 April the books were delivered, but due to circumstances it was only the next day that I held my book in my hand for the first time. There are no words to describe ... continue reading
Flight LU-365 Finally Available!
It has been quite a process to get my book available online. On 29 April my book was sent off from the printer to the publisher, and to me. On Saturday 30 April I received my book. Okay, the neighbors did, since we weren’t home. The next day we picked it up from the neighbors ... continue reading
Flight LU-365: Cover, Blurb and Publishing Date
Finally I can share more news about my soon-to-be published book… and to say I am excited, will be an understatement. I promised that I would reveal the cover to you when I have the publishing date, and I definitely like to keep my promises, so here you are… What is Flight LU-365 about? The ... continue reading
Excerpt #4 from Flight LU-365
I have already shared three excerpts from my soon-to-be-published book, Flight LU-365. This past week I finally approved the book and yesterday I received three designs for the cover. I immediately fell in love with one of them and only half an hour after I have received the mail, I told the publisher which one ... continue reading
Flight LU-365: The second proof!
Somewhere mid last week I wrote the publisher to ask when I can expect to receive the second proof of my book. I was told ‘by the end of the week’. By Friday late evening I realized that they didn’t reach their goal and I will have to be patient a bit longer. I set ... continue reading
‘Crush Flight’ News
Today was a big day for my soon-to-be-published book. I received the first proof from the publisher. The next period of hard work has already started, as I have to read through all again and try to catch those tiny errors I haven’t seen before. Also, I have to check whether I am happy with ... continue reading
‘Crush Flight’ – Progress Report
In the past weeks I have shared some excerpts with you, as well as snippets from the foreword. This week I am not sharing anything at all that’s in the book. I do, however, want to tell you how things are progressing. This is a new and exciting process for me and maybe by sharing ... continue reading
‘Crush Flight’ – The foreword
The moment I received the word ‘go’ from the publisher, my mind started turning on full speed. I wanted someone to beta read my book and I needed someone to write the foreword for my book. I knew exactly who I was going to ask, and both of them said yes! When I received the foreword ... continue reading
‘Crush Flight’, Excerpt #3
Last week I didn’t have time to share anything with you. I’m just so busy with work and life, but also with editing my book. My deadline is to send the final text to the publisher on Valentine’s day. This week, however, I made time to share another excerpt with you: Mattie smiled at him ... continue reading
‘Crush Flight’, Excerpt #2
I am into the last heavy week of editing my book, ‘Crush Flight’ (working title). The last three weeks have been hard. I unexpectedly had to work more hours for my boss, which meant that most of the editing had to happen in the weekend. I worked out a schedule according to which I wanted ... continue reading