Soliciting endorsements—those pithy “blurbs” touting a book’s merits that appear on book covers and on the flyleaf—is one of the most frightening and exhilarating moments of the book-publishing process.

First, I had to decide who I would beg ask to endorse my books. “What famous people do I know who have a connection to adoption?” I mused. Hmmm.

I could count them on less than one hand. Not a good start.

I decided I needed to meet some famous people with adoption connections. And I did. I can’t tell you how I did, because that would... more

A galley is a pre-production, typeset “proof” of a book. I have some experience with galleys because I’ve ogled the galleys of my friend, Jenn Doucette’s books (she and her wonderful new book, Mama Said There’d Be Days Like This, will be featured on my blog Feb 23).

But knowing what a galley looks like didn’t diminish my excitement... more

In the previous post, I began updating you on “the state of the books” – my journey through the publishing industry in the quest to get two books about adoption published. Today, we’ll talk about book covers.

The long-awaited cover proof for The Adoption Decision: 15 Things You Want to Know Before Adopting arrived last week. After the hoopla concerning the book’s title, I’d been a tad anxious that we’d go though the same thing again with the cover. Not so. The cover is beautiful! It has several colorful photos that depict children of different ages and ethnicities. The title and subtitle are nice and bold. It looks classy.... more

Publishing industry statistics say that over 80 percent of people believe they have a book inside of them, just waiting to be written.

I had two adoption books inside of me, and I actually wrote them. I’m simultaneously working with two publishers, and my books will be released this summer, just a few weeks apart. When it rains, it pours!

For those interested in this newbie author’s perspective on the publishing industry, I’ll be updating you on my books’ progress during the next few posts.

My books now have official titles. Drumroll, please…………

The Adoption Decision: 15 Things You... more