A 3-Wow Week

I've been working on a few special projects over the holidays. Gotta love the responses I've been getting...

We're releasing a new edition of our rapidly-selling "spiritual parenting" book SOUL TO SOUL PARENTING. Annie Burnside has been getting great reviews, and, most importantly, parents are implementing Annie's ideas and infusing spirituality into everyday lessons. The new Kindle edition will be available in January! When I sent Annie the cover sketch, her response, first wow: "I LOVE the new cover!!!!! WOW—a big YES:)"

We're answering numerous requests to extract the excellent "Trauma Tips" from Dixie Coskie's heart-wrenching book UNTHINKABLE. Parents have told us the tips are invaluable, and wished they could have them in a tip booklet on their own. Wishes granted! Dixie has also been hired by a major corporation to do a series of speaking gigs and the new UNTHINKABLE: TRAUMA TIPS, out in January, will be one of her speaking tools and giveaways to conference attendees. Dixie's response, second wow: "RE: Tip Booklet attached! WOW!"

And we're jazzed about the newest release from Maria Bailey. I think I have hit on a great typographic cover for this "little black book of mom mavens." Maria's response, third wow: "Wow!!!! It's awesome!!! That's a kick ass cover!"

Woohoo!

Today is where your book begins...

It's Christmas Eve!! A celebratory song... I love Natasha Bedingfield's brand new song "Strip Me" ... but "Unwritten" has always been a bit of a publishing anthem in my mind.

Sing along with me for 2011... Today is where your book begins...!

I am unwritten, 
Can't read my mind
I'm undefined
I'm just beginning
The pen's in my hand 
Ending unplanned 

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words 
That you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your innovation 

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in 
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten, yeah

Oh, oh

I break tradition
Sometimes my tries
Are outside the lines, oh yeah yeah
We've been conditioned
To not make mistakes
But I can't live that way oh, oh

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words 
That you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in 
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips 
drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
drench yourself in words unspoken
live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
the rest still unwritten

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words 
That you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin 
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in 
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open *****
Today is where your book begins

Feel the rain on your skin 
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in 
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open *****
Today is where your book begins

The rest is still unwritten

The rest is still unwritten


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New Kindle Ad

I've been advocating for Kindle with my authors, which can be read on all mobile devices... iPhones, Windows PCs, Macs, Blackberry, Android, and the iPad using free apps: http://tinyurl.com/readkindles

This commercial made me smile, "Buy once. Read everywhere."



Admittedly, as a graphic designer with a passion for unique book design, I do not like what happens to books when turned into eBook format and have struggled to make the transition. I am waiting eagerly for the ability to view the pages as they appear in print. While we've signed with Apple for iBooks, the conversions for my creative designs are proving difficult — for now, buy our Kindles!