One of my absolute favorite parts of the publishing process is getting that bulky package of 1st Pass Pages in the mail. I got so excited when
Swoon At Your Own Risk arrived on my doorstep last week that I possibly frightened my UPS man with my delighted squeals.
1st Pass Pages show the exact layout of the book. Doesn't the title look cute?

I also love seeing what the chapter titles are going to look like and seeing the story set up like a real book:

Plus
Swoon At Your Own Risks has a bunch of extra stuff like advice columns, journal entries, and blogs in different fonts:

My job is to read through the whole story and look for mistakes and send it back to my editor. I felt kind of sad after sending the package off to New York--I've had so much fun working on this book. (I probably frightened
that UPS guy for loving a big stack of paper so much.)
I'm all done, now it's the readers' turn!
Oooo it does look so fun all set up. And I love the font, so wonderfully delicious.
ReplyDeleteJust the other day my husband got a piece of his Halloween costume from UPS and I said to him, "I wonder if they ever realize just what they're carrying in their truck." Man I wish I could have seen that book before you sent it off. If you ever need a reader.... :)
Congrats on being finished!