The initial euphoria of signing my book contract with a traditional publisher back in late October last year has been tempered by the delay in actually engaging in the various steps in the publishing process. It took months before I was finally assigned an editor, which happened back in March.
The highly competent person who will be editing The Indispensable Lottie Hot is currently up to her eyeballs with several other projects and hopes to get to mine by the fall. While less than ideal given my zeal to get on with things, I've learned that book publishing can be a very slow process, especially when it comes to small publishing houses like the one producing my book.
In the meantime, I've been trying to figure out a marketing strategy. I've been compiling lists of email addresses, book fairs, book stores, and possible events to hawk my masterpieces. There's not much in the way of promotion to do right now because I don't have a publishing date yet.
One thing I have done is create a website, Carl Ehnis Books , which I think came out pretty okay, given my lack of digital prowess. Check it out--I'd like to know what you think. AND PLEASE SIGN UP FOR MY MAILING LIST once you get there!
There's nothing else to report for now. I'll be back with impressions of the editing process when that finally gets underway. I'm ready for the train to leave the station!