So goes the inderous work of my book. Currently, I'm polishing the cover art, and putting the finishing touches on the layout of the pages.

It currently stands at 685 pages. Most likely will be much larger as it progresses. I may very well have to break this into individual books. I really hope not. >> That will make it SO much more expensive to do then it already is.

That is the current cover for "Sadie's Stories". I'm hoping to really get it smoothed out now. I'll post more when it's done. Love ya guys.

A cute widdle kitty! Look at da cutesy kitty!! AWWWW!

Okay, onto more serious matters now! My book is in the last steps before being able to be published!!

*Thunderous Applause* YAAAAY!!!!

Right, right. I'm getting the offical letter done now, and I'm refitting my story with 12 pitch text. Originally it was 8 pitch Arial text.

It was 236 pages. 6 inch by 9 inch pages, with a mirror margin of .3 inches. With a top and bottom of .5 inches. The gutter was .63.


It's....still writing it. It's at 335 pages. I'll give an update soon enough to how long it ran.

The Trouble with Forums

Well, I've been on MC forums for nearly a year now. (May 13, 2006 is when I joined.) And I've read a lot on the ToughPigs website. I really enjoy the information and the snide twist on that same information that Danny (the webmaster) puts to it.

I've known that ToughPigs has had a forum for quite sometime now, but I've only recently decided to join.

I've basically told, that we don't want you there, it's a bad idea to join us.

Great. Just great. I've been bitten by them now. I'm an outcast. Oh well...I'll just stick to where my friends are, Muppet Central Forums.

I'm getting so discouraged with my book, "Sadie's Stories". I am really hoping to be able to use a friend's picture that he drew for me, slightly altered for the cover art. Finally figured out how to fix up the book, so it looks normal though. I will make the text larger. Perhaps 11 or 12 pitch in Garamond. I do not want to use Times New Roman at all. That text sucks ass.

So, onto the stories. I've written 7 books now. But I've thought about it, and I'm only going to publish 6 of them. I should have just gone with gut instinct, and just printed them off plain as day. Just gone ahead, printed them up and shipped 'em off. It would have been easier that way. But the 7th book, I can't use (most likely) because it involves the Muppets and the Back to the Future trilogy characters: Doc Brown, Marty McFly, Biff, and Griff. As well as the DeLeoran. I'm a sucker for sci-fi comedy. Plus it made the perfect foil for traveling in time.

Blame a weekend marathon of BTTF. That's what originally inspired me to write that 7th book.

"The Bonds of Family"
"Forgotten Wishes"
"Remembering The Good Times We Had"
"The Search for Sadie"
"Demon's Delight"
"Is That A Song There?"
"A Grand Adventure in Life!"

That's all of my stories that I've written so far. I just wish I could include the 7th book. I'm already having to grapple with the mouse for minor publishing rights, non-profit for my book. Because they own the friggin Muppets now. I wish Jim Henson Company owned them still. I mean...I'd still have to get the minor publishing rights, but I have a feeling it would be so much easier if it was still them that I had to deal with.

Well, so goes the fight for the book deal.