The book is finally printed. This has come a long way. I had spent about 3 weeks to write this book, beginning with two articles written by Joey, and expanding it. I tried one style which did not work quite well and then re-wrote with another style, which flowed well. The writing was painful for Mama who need to recall all the stressful events, re-living it yet again, but nevertheless she persevered through it all. All in all, it takes three weeks to get the main text out. I got some friends to review the text and the responses were positive. This gave me much encouragement. I made some amendments based on the feedback before sending it to several candidate publisher.
My publisher was eager to respond. We met and discussed how to position the book. Thereafter we worked together on the text, the artworks, and the like. It was a rather pleasant experience. Mama and I commented on the avatars used in the book as well as the front and back covers. We also had to review the text several times.
On Monday, I finally received word from the publisher that the book was ready for collection. Today, I visited the publisher to receive the author's copies. I got all 15 of them. The publisher asked if I was open to holding talks for the book. Well, certainly. My full-time job has very much to do with giving trainings and seminars anyway. I will have to see how the market and readers respond. This is my first attempt at writing such a book for such an audience. It is all new to me. I eagerly wait for the responses.
