Writ Large Press

This morning, Lightning Source approved of the changes in our proof, which means that we were finally able to order our books!

It’s a 5-day turnaround, so still good for the release party in honor of Aaron’s book, but just to make double sure, we put on a rush job order.

The postcards we ordered should be here by tomorrow (was hoping for today). Once I have those in my hands, I’ll be footing around downtown passing them out.

All in all, almost time to breathe. Almost. Need to see those boxes of books here. Then breathe.

Also, we got a Press Release written up and sent out. Hate writing those. I don’t know why. Something about it creeps me out. But part of the business.

SEE YOU AT THE PARTY!!

Here’s, at least as far as I know, the first review of our very first title, Kim Calder’s Who’s to Say What’s Home.

It appears in Rattle and Kim is very happy with the review.

I like this passage best:

I found one of the best poems of the collection to be “emergency room,” in which the daughter has to face her father’s aging and eventual death. This is a universal issue that we all have to deal with, yet the poem doesn’t veer into triteness at all. Calder demonstrates a remarkable ability to portray real grief – which I find refreshing in the midst of the many poems in this collection that seem to try to drown grief out.

Check it out!

Our next scheduled book, as you know, is playwright Aaron Henne’s You Already Know. It is a great book of writing exercises that are meant to be useful and functional for writers of all genres and of varying levels of experience. We are extremely proud of the manuscript and can’t wait to release it!

But – wait we must.

We’d originally had the book scheduled (hoped) for a end of May release, but due to various circumstances, we’ve had to delay it.

Most of it has been me (Chiwan) dropping the ball, I think, since Judeth’s been extra busy at her new teaching job, preparing and directing a middle school/high school production of Babes in Arms.

My apologies.

But, on the other hand, we know that the extra time will do nothing more than give us the opportunity to make the book absolutely perfect. Perfect, I say!

So we’ll continue to keep you in the loop regarding You Already Know.

In the meantime, enjoy this video of Chet Baker performing “My Funny Valentine” from Babes in Arms.

Apologies to our fans and supporters for the lack of update in the past couple of weeks. One of our goals from the start has been to maintain a constant relationship and dialogue with our readers and friends. But, for some reason, it’s been hard to achieve.

But, we’re back with some news and updates:

+ Kim Calder will be doing her 3 final readings in Los Angeles before she leaves Los Angeles for the summer. She received a fellowship to study and write in Prague for the summer! And after that, she’ll be heading off to school for more education and writing.

Check out the events on the sidebar —->>>

+ We’re beginning proofreading Aaron Henne’s manuscript. He’s been really great to work with, devouring edit notes as a complete professional. Just awesome. And now that Judeth’s on spring break, she’ll be working on the layout.

We are scheduled to release the book at the end of May. We’re hoping to do it again at La Cita Bar in downtown, in addition to a few events at theaters around the city.

We’ll post some pictures from the design process in the following weeks and a few excerpts from Aaron’s book.

More updates to come!

Thank you all.

For all the writers out there.

From the TED conference:

“Nobody ever asked my father, ‘Do you have chemical engineering block?’”

Via horsepigcow.

Great video.

Fiction takes “10 to 30 years to finish … many authors will supplement their income with blogging, a far more lucrative field, considered by many to be a higher art form.”

Via Novelr.