The day a book is DONE
Jul 04, 2021
We just wrapped up another book project!
There is a woman in San Diego dancing for joy because the book that she has worked so hard on is just moments from being available to the world.
It is in this final moment of both relief & exhaustion, overwhelming Joy & more relief that I like to pause & remember why we do this. Stacy Dyson wrote a collection of poems during the first year of the pandemic. Her heart beats on every line of this book. Lovely and Suffering is now in stores
Every time I speak with a perspective author I ask one question: What do you want from this book & what do you want for this book. The answer to the first question is always deeply personal, about understanding one's own experience, processing & sharing a personal/universal journey, or understanding oneself better.
The second answer is always something about supporting others, creating community, offering something to strangers. I am always reminded that a book is the most incredible act of love & faith.
- To love so deeply & share so bravely to create something that will be shared with people we will never meet is incredible.
- To pour so much of one's self into anything, to go through all this struggle & effort with no promise of any specific return, is the greatest act of faith.
Every book that has ever been created is an emotional & logistic masterpiece. Today we stand at the end of a journey, an incredibly emotional journey with innumerable logistic details. But the combination & the art of making a book is to smooth the wrinkles, bare the soul & as much as possible hide the logistic details.
A book is a gift, both to the author & the world. That I get to be any part of bringing this gift, is my greatest joy!
For the next few days, between when all the work is done & the real celebration begins, we rest.
If you have questions & want the day to come soon WHEN YOUR BOOK is DONE or any other writing or publishing questions, book a call. I, or one of my team, will take the time to help you as best we can.
Connect with your host, Sierra Melcher, here or on https://linktr.ee/integralwomen & learn more about redthreadbooks.com
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Because women matter.
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