Taking the Legacy Plunge: Yes or No?

As I dilligenty type away here at the dining room table, one aspect of this whole journey sticks to my brain like an unwanted wad of silver duct tape: Legacy publish, or self-publish? Print-on-demand, or no?

I had thought my decision was a solid 'go' for self-publishing in ebook form, then printing out copies here and there as I needed, making sure I didn't end up with boxes of unsold books cluttering up my already-cluttered garage.

But on Sunday, during our monthly meeting at a local coffee shop, Editor cleared her throat, looked at me over her glasses, and said, "What would you think about throwing this out there to a few legacy publishers?" Uh, okay?

"We'll need a proposal," she said, pulling out a long list of publishing houses she had researched on my behalf, god bless her.

Good thing I had already completed one from way back when I was first pondering the whole concept of writing a book to begin with.

And "poof!" Off we go down another fork in the road, a different one, now. Wonder what will happen, next.

Holiday Roads......My Favorite Part, So Far

I've noticed that writing a guide book can be a little tedious <yawn>. Even though Alaska is the most gorgeous, spectacular, interesting place on earth, writing about the same set of facts, albeit in a different location, can cause a lack of motivation.

"Stay at XY Hotel; they offer rates from a million dollars on up...." Try writing that sentence a few hundred times and see how interested you become.

Now that I've finished the first round of southcentral Alaska, my brain needs something else to keep it amused, so I decided yesterday to head in a different direction: ROAD TRIP!

I love road trips, always have. Even as a child, I'd be the first kid to hop aboard the VW Bus for a journey up or down the highway. Even now, I love the thought of tooling Alaska's two or three major arterials with no particular destination in mind. It's the perfect section for a slightly-spring-fevered writer.

As daylight begins to filter through the filmy clouds over the Chugach mountains, this morning, it's terribly difficult not to throw my son, the dogs, and a backpack or two in the car.

Focus, EK, focus!

I Knew I Liked John Muir

My hero is John Muir. Naturalist, conservationist, and pastor, Muir explored our natural world with wisdom and sensitivity. Then he wrote about it.

I guess it wasn't always easy, though.

"Writing is like the life of a glacier - one eternal grind."