I'm guessing the answer is 'yes' or what else would keep you all working so damn hard (unless of course, publication is not your goal).
Do you actively imagine what it would be like to have your book published? Are there rainbows and butterflies in the sky when you get that call or email offering you a contract? Do you think about how you would react, who you would call to give the news to first?
And - what, potentially embarrassing, little flights of fancy do you indulge in? Do you put together imaginary book covers for your novel? Format it to resemble a printed book on Word? Write your acknowledgements page and author bio?
Me - I go into bookstores and drift to the spot where I imagine my book would be displayed, find the exact place in the alphabetical line-up where it will sit according to my last name, and muse on the authors either side and wonder if they will help or hinder the chance of someone picking up my novel.
Also, and this is slightly more childish, there is an author who shares the same first two letters of my first name and same first three letters of my last name. I confess to picking up one of her books, covering up the other letters, inserting my own name in my head, and thinking 'ah yes, that looks good, i can picture that!'
Published authors - did your publication process, the contract offers, seeing your book on the shelves etc. all live up to the dream in your mind?
Do you actively imagine what it would be like to have your book published? Are there rainbows and butterflies in the sky when you get that call or email offering you a contract? Do you think about how you would react, who you would call to give the news to first?
And - what, potentially embarrassing, little flights of fancy do you indulge in? Do you put together imaginary book covers for your novel? Format it to resemble a printed book on Word? Write your acknowledgements page and author bio?
Me - I go into bookstores and drift to the spot where I imagine my book would be displayed, find the exact place in the alphabetical line-up where it will sit according to my last name, and muse on the authors either side and wonder if they will help or hinder the chance of someone picking up my novel.
Also, and this is slightly more childish, there is an author who shares the same first two letters of my first name and same first three letters of my last name. I confess to picking up one of her books, covering up the other letters, inserting my own name in my head, and thinking 'ah yes, that looks good, i can picture that!'
Published authors - did your publication process, the contract offers, seeing your book on the shelves etc. all live up to the dream in your mind?
