That’s kind of a weird title…
You know, it’s fun to change things up. If something isn’t working or something feels off or you just want a fresh look, you can buy a new pair of boots. I won’t say shoes because I’ll take a nice pair of boots any day.
My new favorites!
It’s the same with my self-published books. If a cover isn’t working for the readers or for me, or if I just want a fresh look… voila! Whoop! There it is! A spankin’ new cover!
I can play with my self-pubbed books. I am not locked into a cover or a price or a typo or even a chapter. I can change, edit, repair, replace— I can mess around, i.e., improve my own books. I don’t have to contact anyone. I don’t need permission from anyone. I can be the boss of me. Sweet!
But don’t let me play with knives. My kids complain about my dull knives. They aren’t dull! Neither are they sushi knives- I have my reasons. Give me a sharp knife and I’ll slice off a piece of my hand in no time flat. Back in, wow, when my middle kid was just 18 months I cut off the tip of my middle finger while slicing lemons. Ouch. I put it in a baggie with ice because that’s what you are supposed to do when you cut off a limb and drove the fingertip and two toddlers to the local clinic. The doctor laughed at me. He said, “It’ll grow back.” And I said, “You mean like a lizard’s tail? I’m not a reptile.” But he was right. Most of the fingertip did grow back. It’s not perfect but apparently I have frog DNA.
Anyway, my youngest daughter was sick of my dull knives so she took advantage of my absence to buy me an expensive super sharp paring knife. First time I used it on that vanilla bean for the banana cream pie I didn’t miss a beat. Sliced right through the side of my index finger. Had to superglue the slice together and then cover it with surgical tape and two bandages. At least I wasn’t slicing lemons. Damn sharp knives.
Ouchie!
Let that be a lesson to you - Play with books, not knives!
Ouch!!! Knives bother me. So do chainsaws
And yes, that’s nice about self-pubbed. You can change stuff.
I don’t like sharp knives either!
Ahhh, the beauty of self-publishing. I do love the new covers. I like the other ones too. I’m constantly thinking about knew covers when they’re not selling.
Next time you visit if, say we are having roasted veggies, you’ll know who prepared them just from the look. Ishbel doesn’t like sharp knives either and hacks away at them with the dullest knife she keeps in the kitchen drawer, me on the other hand , the sharper the better, knife of cleaver.
Had Mollie 10 using the cleaver last weekend, what’s the panic, she enjoyed chopping up the fresh coriander with it as she followed g/dads instruction to make the soup … but stay away from mine when you visit, I don’t want any accidents xxxxx
Quite right on the books too nothing wrong with a bit of change xxxx apart from STAY
Tom, this is because Molly is coordinated. I am not. I’m with Ishbel. The duller the better.
I know, Amber. It’s fun!
Yes, Greta, very nice. Knives are my Achilles Heel. Everyone says sharp knives are best but I have never not cut myself with a sharp knife. Probably my technique.
Ouch!!!!
Nope, don’t want no sharp knives in my kitchen.