{"id":2529,"date":"2011-05-30T19:15:20","date_gmt":"2011-05-30T23:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/?p=2529"},"modified":"2016-01-17T13:24:51","modified_gmt":"2016-01-17T18:24:51","slug":"happy-anniversary-to-the-birth-of-a-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/happy-anniversary-to-the-birth-of-a-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Anniversary to the Birth of a Book!"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>

The cats helping me as I type my final words of the manuscript<\/p><\/div>\n

It was exactly one year ago today, that I finished writing the draft of my literary masterpiece, The Chronicles of Zee & Zoey \u2013 A Journey of the Extraordinarily Ordinary.\u00a0<\/em> The first thing I did after I typed the last word of the book was cry. I cried with relief, exhilaration, pride, and sheer over-exhaustion. The next thing I did, was give it to Dan to read for the first time. I had holed myself in our office as a relative recluse for a whole year prior as I diligently poured my heart and soul into this story. I really hoped he would like the story \u2013 after all, much of it centered on him, since he is an integral part of my life with Zee and Zoey. I was definately a bit shy, hesitant, nervous, but proud to hand it to him for his approval. Not to mention, I had never written a book before, so I had no idea if it was even good! When I heard him in the background laughing out loud, I just thought I would burst with joy!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>

Madalina in Romania with a stray kitten she found that her family kept - they named her Itsy!<\/p><\/div>\n

After the enormous relief of Dan\u2019s approval, without a minute to spare, we instantly drove to Barnes and Noble to envision how this book would look on a shelf and we began to visualize the , uniquely filled with delightful artwork and stunning photographs to compliment the story! A few short weeks after that, my manuscript was printed and bound and given to my brilliant designer, Madalina, who took the book on a plane with her to read on her way to vacation in Romania with family for several weeks. She was going to be the one designing all the custom artwork and I wanted her to be the first one to read the story so that she could visualize the concept and begin the project when she came back from Romania!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>

Me in NYC attending a writing seminar<\/p><\/div>\n

This bound book has subsequently traveled to New York City where I attended a writing seminar, to Pennsylvania to visit my brother, to Illinois where my Mother took it on a flight from Florida to attend a reunion where she read it for the first time, and most recently, back to New York City where I attended a Pet Writers Conference. Many revisions and months later, it now has been printed in triplicate for back cover reviews and has traveled to Virginia, Michigan, and Canada!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>

Visiting with my family in Pennsylvania - and yes, we are all wearing cat ears!!! Isn't that normal for a family portrait?<\/p><\/div>\n

Now in its final stage – just minor editing and tweaking – I have decided to self-publish and Madalina will have the book fully designed by the time her twin girls are due this June\/July (a lot can happen in a year)! If we can keep on schedule, the book should be print ready and available to read and enjoy this fall!!!<\/p>\n

Thank you all who have been a part of this wonderful journey with me and Happy First Manuscript Anniversary to me!! And Happy Memorial Day as well!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It was exactly one year ago today, that I finished writing the draft of my literary masterpiece, The Chronicles of Zee & Zoey \u2013 A Journey of the Extraordinarily Ordinary.\u00a0 The first thing I did after I typed the last word of the book was cry. I cried with relief, exhilaration, pride, and sheer over-exhaustion. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-blogging-writing","category-the-chronicles-of-zee-and-zoey-book-reviews-press-releases-and-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t