My parents, as depicted on the above dino cave painting ( an inside joke explained in my soon available book ), called me this afternoon.
Or, to be more precise, my mom tried to call me, couldn't hear me or didn't get the video call to work and then my brother's girlfriend ( my brother and her were about to have dinner at my parents' place ) video called me.
My old folks were sitting on the couch, in their living room, with a big box on their lap.
It contained a bunch of copies of my very first printed book ( as mentioned in previous posts ).
They seemed pretty excited.
( It had been a surprise, although they knew the book was finished a week ago)
At least my mom did look excited, as did my brother and his girlfriend.
And my dad, in his own way, I guess ( not really showing it and probably overwhelmed by the excitement and energy of the others ).
They showed me what the book looked liked and we had a fun little chat.
All in all, the book looked pretty decent, beyond expectation.
In all honesty, I kind of rushed things, to finish the first print on 22-02-2022.
Then, today, I spent some more time editing version 2 of my book. I'm getting there.
I am also getting feedback from a friendly woman on Hive, who writes book reviews, I chatted a little about our books with my buddy @selfhelp4trolls - who recently published his second novella of a 5 part series, and I got in touch with @joseacabrerav , who appears to be working on a books-on-the-blockchain project that I don't know the details of, as of yet. I also spoke to a Dutch friend ( who I met in Portugal, almost 4 years ago ), on the phone, yesterday. She has been working on writing a book of herself for some years now and we always talk about ( our ) writing.
And, aside from all that, one of my bff's, @inuke , wants to interview me about my book, one of these days.
So I guess I am breathing books and writing these days.
Although it is pretty exciting, most of the time, I could also really use a break ( as mentioned in a recent write up ), but - for now - I will keep riding the momentum train.
I can't help but feel that I can really relax, as soon as the second edition ( also suitable for E-readers ) is finished.
I'm getting there...
Let me end this with a sneak peak of "what's in the box":
It is an actual book, paperback and all.
My name, and the title are even printed on the side ;<)
Time to watch a movie, as I deserve some chill time.
TO BE CONVINUED ( as always )
Oh excitement! It does look pretty good from the photo, did anyone give you any feedback about how the inside turned out and how it feels and all? :D
:^)
yes, they browsed / flipped through it while on the video call and it ended up looking better than expected. I am seriously considering to let this company make a series of 'second' edition prints.
I hope you have a paperback copy at home in a couple of weeks. We need to have some movie time again before I go to Spain.
We sure do! I miss those double Vin movie nights!
And I do indeed hope to have a paperback around soonish!
Niccceeee buddy. You did it! You win! I wonder how different the 2nd version will be. Did you show them your cover on Amazon's top 3? :-P
Thank you buddy!
Different layout ( better looking, among other things ),
a tiny bit rewritten, added foot notes ( for extra humor and info ), even less typos
and I guess that's about.
I hope to get back the momentum soon, as I lost it due to 3 days at my sister's haha!
No matter what, I think I can finish version to this week.
Talk to you soon :<)
P.S. I forgot to show the cover but told my twin sister about it.
Dad's always never show it. It does look fab though. Ride that train whilst its moving! But of course, enjoy a little chill time!
Perhaps you're right about 'dad'.
Cheers mate!
I will keep riding that train / wave but first a two day break with some much needed social time and chilling at my twin sister's :^)
Yay they look great Vincent, I bet your family were very proud. I'll say it again, well done you xxxxx
Gracias, amiga
xx
So exciting, your parents must be very proud. X
I am pretty sure they are,
although my father struggles with showing emotions or talking about these kind of things.
hey brother! yeah, lets keep in touch and also see how do we share that information with the hive community
Yay! 🤗
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This is quite an achievement, and cool to see your parents have a physical copy of the book. Are you in possession of a physical copy yet?
Cheers buddy! Now I am trying to find back the momentum to finish the second version after a short break. Some physical copies are coming my way by snail mail but I hope to find a way to receive and send a serious amount of physical copies, once the second edition is done.
Have a great day!