Those rumors you have been hearing are indeed, very true. I know it's hard to believe, I know it's been a long time in coming but yes, what you have been dreaming of so often, longed and yearned for with all your might will soon be a reality! I am reprinting. Feels like Christmas doesn't it? I bet you have wondered where Sarah went and never imagined she had her nose in a book (yeah right!). Because so many of you want your own copies of my first two poetry books and because I'm pretty much out, and the fact three of you have already paid for them, I have gone back to the drawing board (computer screen) to reprint them.
There are several aspects of this project and to help you be patient with me, I thought I would explain what is involved here.
- Several years ago, I purchased the Adobe Creative Suite CS2, a suite of computer programs that includes Indesign, a program for layout design, with which to layout the books. (I had been using Page Maker.)However, learning the different Adobe programs is like learning French when I have only spoken English so to this end, I purchased the "Classroom in a Book" books to help me learn the ins and outs of the suite. These have been immeasurably helpful and I am actually enjoying learning how to better do what I love.
- The first poetry book, "Learning to Fly", is actually being redone in several ways. There are eight new poems in the book, a new illustration, a second introduction, and a brand new cover. I am about half-way through adding all this new material but am still hunting for a good photograph for the cover. I have found several people who know Indesign who are willing to help me get the cover and contents ready for printing.
- My illustrator for the second book asked if she could improve upon some of her illustrations so I am giving her some time to work on this. The rest of the book, except for updated biographies, will remain the same.
- I am working on figuring out what quality the illustrations are in the program and whether or not the originals need to be rescanned. This has yet to be determined. This question alone will determine when the books are ready.
- I wanted to find a new printer for the books. Though I really like the one that printed the second book, "In His Eyes", I wanted to find a printer focusing solely on printing books and after a great deal of research, I have selected Gorham Printing located in Centralia, Washington to reprint them both. I am happy with my choice and am excited to see the finished product.
I will let you all know when I have a better idea when the books will be ready for delivery but I can tell you for certain it will be this fall.
Thank you all for your support of my writing. It has meant more to me than I can possibly express and I am extremely grateful.
For more information on the books, go to www.SpiritWaterPublications.com.