Hello and Happy Friday! 

I hope that you all are doing well, and that you’ve had a lovely week. The wheels have been set in motion to make "How to Get Run Over by a Truck" a real live book! It is so exciting to see how the whole book making machine works.  

Everyone at Inkshares has been absolutely phenomenal to work with - it has been SUCH a joy! I have had great conversations about the cover design, the editing process and also how we’ll be marketing the book. It is all really interesting, and has been a great process to watch and be a part of! I will keep you all in the loop as I get more and more information. 

I also had the honor of being interviewed by the Inkshares blog this past week. In the interview we talk about what inspired me to write the memoir, what was the most difficult chapter to write and most importantly - what I wanted to say to my funders (that’s you!). If you have a moment, I would love it if you gave it a read.  

http://blog.inkshares.com

Thanks so much for your support, and for taking the time to read this update. I hope that you all have beautiful weekends!

Heart,

Katie 

Hey everyone,

There’s been a bit of a break between updates, but things are sort of at a point where weekly updates don’t really make sense anymore. So from now on they’ll be going out when there’s actually something to update you all about.

This is one of those times.

Some of you may have noticed that there’s a new cover. If not, well, there’s a new cover. 

Since Ghosts is being published under Quill, cover design isn’t something that’s......covered. 

To use my existing concept, I would have had to probably re-draw/paint the whole thing from scratch since it was just a cobbled together, photoshop thing. I wasn’t wholly confident in my ability to produce something publishable in that style, so I decided to try out some simpler designs.

What I’ve settled on is something that’s a bit more traditional, and feels like a more polished version of the very first cover I ever did for Ghosts. I’m pretty happy with it and I hope you all like it as well.

When I finished the cover I was in a bit of a creative groove, and in a move that’s part ’getting ahead of myself’, and part ’being prepared’ I did up some covers for the 2 sequels to Ghosts.

Here’s all three together:

What’s a Kylgor? Why does it have a shadow? And what’s in that shadow?

You’ll just have to wait until later in the year to find out...

Oh! I almost forgot... Writing is chugging along. Think of me like a duck on the water: Calm on the surface. Furiously flapping my feet at a keyboard beneath it. 

I will leave you with that image.

Until next time...

Just wanted to say hello from NC and add a quick update! Edits are done and the cover is insanely tantalizing, if I do say so myself. The Tulip Factory is running ahead of schedule! One last thing-I’m so excited and proud to say that so far 6 bookstores have picked up my book!! (swoon) In lieu of this most affectionate holiday, THANK YOU ALL FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART & Happy Valentine’s Day.

Nowhere Else I Want to Be has a publish date!

November 15, 2016.

Inkshares has already been busy: connecting me with my editors, beginning to talk about design, planning for marketing and distribution.

I’ll keep you posted throughout the next nine months.

In the meanwhile, why not share this link with someone who would like to read this memoir?

My Inkshares author page

Have a great day, Carol

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