Books to be printed!

After all of the formatting hell, I managed to get everything ready.  The first draft is in the mail.  I should have it on July 9th!  Let's hope it looks great.  I can't wait to sell them locally.  More to come...

Thank you, CreateSpace.com!!!

https://www.createspace.com/

Formatting Nightmares

The most difficult part of self-publishing would have to be formatting. I have a very basic design for the book: each chapter should start on a separate page. To me, that should be easy. In the Word document I created, each chapter starts off on its own page. The hard part? When you change the page setup from 8 1/2 x 11 into Book Fold, all of that goes away. It sets the type where it wants it.

So, what do you do? In Book Fold, you set all the chapters to begin on their own page. Then, you upload to Amazon. Amazon recommends an HTM or HTML file. So, you convert it. What happens then? The page view you normally have in Word goes away and you have one long white page with your chapters simply separated by the amount of spaces you have. No biggie.

Then, you upload it to Amazon. What happens there? It is back into Book Fold and all the chapters start where they feel like it.

Now, I am on CreateSpace. I would very much like the book to look like as professional as possible, obviously. But the chapters still want to start wherever they damn well please. So far, I have spent approximately 45 minutes going back and forth. Hopefully, I can get this right. Regarding the online services that will convert your document into book presentations, they are starting to look better and better...

Operation Coffee Shop Peg Boards

It is very exciting to see my ad on the www.NOLA.com website, but I am not sure if that is going to be enough advertising. I am researching other "Classified" sections of papers to get the word out statewide. It is an interesting exercise, but not too exciting. To mix things up, I did make some small flyers for peg boards I come across. So far, I have two up. Yes, a whopping two, but you got to start somewhere. I am thinking this will be my covert operation. Place them everywhere I go. In bathrooms, on pegboards, on cars. Why not? If word of mouth is the most advantageous method of advertising, I will need to get those lips talking about this book. Hopefully, those who read it will pass it on. If not, it will simply languish. Got to stay motivated and positive! It will take time, but it will be worth it. For me and for those who find something in the text meaningful in their lives. Peace, Camille

First Free Online Ad Placed at NOLA.com

I just posted an advertisement online and for print. www.NOLA.com offers this service for free! Very exciting. I will have to keep that ad up. I am putting reminders to myself in my dayplanner. Hopefully, this will lead to something...
Here is the link:
http://secure.adpay.com/clicknbuy.aspx?itemid=8678267&p=1035

Testing the TwitterFeed. I hope this works!!!...Few days later, that did not work well. On the Facebook page, this looked like this:

That sure is boring. I will have to investigate further. Nothing comes easy...

Check us out on Facebook and Twitter! I have no idea how I am going to manage all of these sites. I will look into how to cross-reference all locations so I can keep you posted...I just signed up for TwitterFeed and AtomKeep.com. AtomKeep seems to be having trouble, so I will stick with TF and see how it goes. Here are the links to the other locations: http://www.facebook.com/FromTheProposalToEverAfter @FromtheProposal I appreciate your time in Liking or Following! Have a great day, Camille

Now Available on Kindle!

From the Proposal to Ever After: A Louisiana Woman's Guide to Marriage and Community Property Laws [Kindle Edition] by Camille Carter "Whether you are in the throes of a hot romance or sitting on the cool ashes of a burnt out relationship, it is important to know about the contract of marriage you are about to enter or exit. This text is designed to give you marriage law, plain and simple. No code articles or revised statutes here! Well, maybe in a footnote or two…" These were the first lines I wrote for this text several months ago. The concept of this work was to provide women in Louisiana the opportunity to read a quick text on marriage law and feel like they "got" it. It is essentially a conversation about pre-nups, post-nups, marriage laws, community property laws, and more. If you or someone you know is in the engagement phase, this book is for you! If you or someone you know is considering divorce, this book is for you also! If you or someone you know is going to law school in Louisiana, wish them luck for me. No, seriously, they may be interested in reading this, but please note! I am putting a big DISCLAIMER out there. This text is STRICTLY legal information and NOT LEGAL ADVICE. Enjoy :)