Whew, the big freight truck rolled down my little village street this morning and delivered another 1,000 books. This is the 3rd print run of Frankie, the Walk 'N Roll Dog." Never did I think I'd sell 1,000 copies, let alone two and now a third 1,000 sit in my garage. Now my work is really set out for me, but I'm up for the challenge!
What is exciting about this shipment is the fact I was able to list the awards and honors it has received since I launched the book on Feb. 24, 2008. I also added endorsements it has received. What is really fun is that I was able to embed Frankie's paw print and name on the 2nd title page. This means no more stamping her paw print on labels and sticking them into the book. Whew, that will save time! I figured I earned having that put into the 3rd print run after stamping 2,000 paw prints. GRIN.
Speaking of books I feel confident to officially announce that I am close to completion of Frankie, the Walk 'N Roll Dog Activity Book." It is currently in the hands of my graphic designer. This will be a workbook of crossword puzzles, word searches, coloring pages and mazes to further teach Frankie's message. I hope to have that available by June 2009 in print and e-book format. I will keep you posted!… and just may share a page our two on my blog as a sneak preview in the upcoming weeks.
Also, I am working on another Frankie book. When I returned from vacation my goal was to submit what I had written to date to an editor. I'm happy to say I did that and it is well under way into the editing process with the wonderful editor, Yvonne Perry of Writer's in the Sky. I am not sure of a title yet, but I can tell you this book will be about Frankie's therapy dog work at a Senior Assisted Facility we visit once a month. The book is of course inspired by Frankie, but also inspired by a wonderful, sweet gentleman we met when we began to visit. His connection with Frankie is so heart-warming. We have grown very fond of him and the many wonderful people we have met. Stay tuned!