The book’s final changes have been submitted to Friesen Press and so, subject to no oversights, I will be “signing off” the book which will then take us to the next stage which is agreeing on the cost price for the soft copy, hard copy and eBook!
Given Friesen’s experience of marketing books (considerable) vs my experience of marketing books (absolutely none), and as we both have reasons for wanting it to be successful, this stage should be an education!
Below is an extract from the book which gives a little insight into Ray’s perspective on events. To “set the stage”:
At this point in the book, we had been approved as Ray’s future family and were making arrangements to get him home. The problem was that he had shown reservations at times with motor vehicles, so there was a potential issue with getting him into my vehicle.
We decided that an OMHS trainer (who Ray knew very well), and who had a similar vehicle to me, would see if he would readily jump up into her vehicle. That proved successful so the next time that I was there, I tried getting him into my vehicle. Ray’s perspective on those events follows:
Can’t wait to read more!! Yes humans are odd creatures π
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I’m excited about the book and I love hearing a story from a dog’s perspective;) What we perceive of it at least. I always wonder what they are thinking lol
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Yes, we can come up with some fascinating possible thoughts but, in Ray’s case, they all generally seem to revolve around food! π
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Lol! I can see that;)
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Outstanding! Very exciting stuff for you and Ray. Looking forward to hearing about the next phase. Best of luck with the publisher! π
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Thx Monika. Friesen Press have been very good to date so, other than expecting to have to do a lot of work promoting the book, all seems good. π
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You’ll be a natural at that, Colin. Here’s wishing you every possible success.
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Isn’t blogging wonderful! I would have never “met” you without it! Thanks so much for your ongoing support and encouragement. π
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Ours is a remarkable community and I am grateful beyond words at the connections I’ve made. Thank you for being our friend!
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Congrats! Wish you the very best π
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Thank you so much. Once Ray’s book is released, it is going to be an interesting “ride” for sure! π
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Hahaha, nice. You are shapeshifting Colin, you can see through the eyes of Ray!
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excellent news! Woof!
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Yes…. we’re getting there! It’s slow …. but we’re getting there! π
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I’m still in the “my agent is shopping me” stage. difficult and frustrating
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Hmmm… not familiar with that terminology. Care to clarify? π
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she’s presenting the manuscripts to publishing houses π
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Ah……….. that is a very frustrating part, unless she is a well known author or a celebrity, in which case it is easy! π
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As Kris said…. that is the end spurt! When I was that close the impatience was huge!!! LOL!
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I can well imagine! π
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Love it! π
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Almost there. Exciting times.
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Certainly…. but patience must prevail (mine as well as others!). π
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