The other day I went down in the basement with my daughter
who was home from school for the week-end. The basement is a cold cement room with
spider webs and copper pipes that fight for space on the ceiling. Unpacked damp
boxes, junk and leftovers from my life are scattered and stacked there. Every
once and awhile I end up having to go down there and search for something. This
time it was an old book of fairytales that my mother had bought for my children
when they were small. The particular fairytale I was looking for had the story
about “Jack and the Beanstalk.”
You probably are asking yourself why I needed
to find that story and I will tell you that in a minute. First I want to tell
you about the treasure hunt. Oh yes, what started out as a quick trip to find a
book, turned out to be an hour down memory lane with my daughter as we opened
box after box containing her childhood treasures. Needless to say there were
many boxes that escaped the basement that day. The Barbie dolls however, did
not make it. I fear they will have to stay there until another little girl
comes around to play. Do you have your children’s memories packed away in boxes
somewhere because you lack space? I suggest you do as I did and introduce your
children to them. It is a fun way to spend some time with these “grown-ups” of
yours and to make more space for your own memories that need more storage as we get older.
Now back to the reason I needed to spend some time with “Jack
and the Beanstalk.” Wayman Publishing is releasing Open Doors 2--an anthology
where authors write their own hilarious, unique, or even tragic versions of fairy
tales and nursery rhymes. Submissions
are FREE. This could be a great publication credit if your work is accepted. If you want to find out more check out thislink!
If you do not see me around as much it is because I am
trying to get my book finished and ready for self-publication. Yes, I have
finally made the decision to get some help and publish it myself. Anyone have
any comments or advice to give me on self-publication? I would really appreciate it.
Minnie will be here on Friday
with her monthly game of Gibberish so don’t forget to come back and play. Until
then, have a great week!
12 comments:
Advise: Put out your best work. If you need a beta reader, I'll volunteer. Also, incorporate yourself. Find a great formatter. I know one and he does great covers, too. Collin Beishir.
Hugs and chocolate,
Shelly
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Wishing you the best on your book! Looking forward to hearing about your journey when you get that far.
Thanks so much for stopping by and following my blog. It's great to meet you! Alex is something, isn't he?
Have a wonderful week,
Karen :)
You can do it, Siv! I know a lot of authors who've self-published that would be happy to help you if needed.
And yes, my mother made sure I got my box of GI Joe's.
What a great idea to spend time with a box full of memories and a loved one too!
Good luck on the book!!!
oh that sounds fun--the box of memories--i loved that children's story--and you will be great!!
I am lacking in a lot of space, so I recently went through the mementos and gave them to my kids. Can't wait for another Minnie on Friday! :)
I love going through my kids stuff and reliving memories. Old photos are great too.
Good luck with the book look forward to hearing about your journey.
You know, I have no idea what happened to most of my son's old things. We kept all his stuffed animals and Hotwheels, but everything else is gone. It's a mystery. Good thing my kid isn't very nostalgic.
And thanks for stopping by today. Let me know if you do feature my book trailer. I can even send you the embed link, if you want. No pressure though. I'm just happy you stopped by!
When my home burned down, all my boxed memories went with it.
Shelly is right: you need a great formatter and excellent cover artist. Sadly my formatter is quite ill, and my cover artist is over-committed as it is.
If you need specific questions answered, just email me, and I will answer as quickly as I can!
Great fortune with your book!
Good luck with your book publishing! I can't wait to read it! :) And we too are in the process of going through some memories here.. I can't remember when I've laughed and cried so much. :)
Wishing you the best on your book! I can't wait to read it!
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When I go looking for something, and stumble across something I've packed away years ago, that belongs to the Major, I normally never get back to looking for what I needed.
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