I have my very own book
Last month I used ljbook.com to create a pdf file of all my 2004 entries. I then used Lulu.com to turn that pdf into a printed book. Today that book arrived. I love it. It is beautiful. There is something truly magic about having my very own words printed in a real book. I’m so pleased with the result that I’m planning to do the same thing to all of my 2005 entries and in January I’ll do the same for 2006. I love having these hardbound copies for me and for my kids. I may even get some copies for family members.
Creating this livejournal book was the first in many steps toward publishing and selling a book of my writing. I needed to see how publishing through Lulu worked. I’m very happy with the result. The next step on the learning curve is for me to create files in Word and translate them into pdf. This is stuff that I need to know so that my projects are not stymied by waiting on someone else.
My currently planned writing/publishing projects:
The book of stories for and by my kids (Won’t be selling this one)
A compilation book of the best of my LJ entries adapted into an essay format. (under consideration, If I do it, I’ll sell it.)
A book of my fiction writing (This one will be for sale.)