Behind the Scenes of Publishing "Between"
Dear Friend,
Have you ever been excited and terrified at the same time? I am usually not (too) self-conscious when people read my books, but this week…oh, what the heck? I’m still pretty excited. Maybe 97% excited and 3% terrified. Not because I finished revising my book. Not because I shipped it off to my editor. Not even because it will be published on December 9th, 2019. None of those reasons. Want to know what it is?
I wrote a ghost story.
It’s not a “ghost story” ghost story but… yeah, it’s pretty much a ghost story. Which is NOT the kind of story I normally write. In fact, when I started writing this book, I told myself I was just going to write it for fun and no one ever had to see it. And then I got excited and showed the opening to a few friends and they all said, “YOU HAVE TO PUBLISH THIS!” But before you shiver and go find something to take your mind off of creepy things, let me be the first to assure you: I live in a big, rambling Victorian house that’s over 100 years old. And I like to sleep. I don’t watch scary movies. I don’t read scary books. I don’t like haunted things. So, it’s not that kind of book.
It actually started when I suddenly imaged a young woman who was watching a young man, who was watching a boy, who was watching TV. If you’re wondering exactly what that image was all about, so did I. I realized the boy couldn’t see the young man and the young man didn’t know the young lady was watching him. And that’s how I met Chloe and Carter who introduced me to the land of Between. Chloe wakes in the woods in a designer gown and heels with no memory of who she is or how she got there—or who killed her. Because she has no memory, I explored the idea I’ve always wondered about: What would you do if you woke up, not knowing what you are afraid of, who you are, or what you can or cannot do? And that, my friend, is how I wrote a story about death that taught me all kinds of things about life. I can’t wait to share it with you.
You know what I love almost as much as writing stories? Bringing them to life on the stage and film. If you have wondered why I have been scarce on here lately, it’s because I was neck-deep in writing, acting, and directing in a 1940’s show which was a blast. That was two weekends ago. Last weekend I worked a large fundraiser for my job. This weekend I am going to be filming a book trailer for “Between.” Now, I’m off to go troubleshoot the video camera and see why it’s not working. (This could be a fun shooting weekend filled with Plan Bs.) I am so excited. So stick around and let me know if you want to see behind the scenes of filming a book trailer. I will be giving you a sneak-peek at the publishing world of Ever Ink Press. Just leave your enthusiastic “yes!” in the comments below.
