Author Archives: The Book Roadie
*crickets*
So, it’s been quiet around here! That’s because I’m moving in April — and not just moving like I normally do (ie, about 20 minutes away, and via several car trips over a week or three plus one big push … Continue reading
NaBoBiMo: A Look Back
Geez, where did the month go? It’s nearly the end of December, and I never did a quick summary post for NaBoBiMo! Well, part of that is that I wound up working my first two craft fairs (which went great!). … Continue reading
Poppy Farm Fair 2012!
So, this weekend was my first ever time vending at a craft fair! Check out my lil’ table there. The venue was the Lusardi Building at San Pedro Square Market, and the Native Revival Nursery folks organized and ran things. … Continue reading
I will be Vending at the Poppy Farm Fair in San Jose THIS SUNDAY
So, y’all may have noticed that I haven’t been updating about NaBoBiMo much. There’s two reasons for that. The first is that it’s become pretty clear that I can’t maintain my day job and my health AND hit the 30-book-mark … Continue reading
NaBoBiMo Day 19!
Yeesh, the month is getting away from me! Good thing the holiday weekend is coming up. Hopefully I can crank out enough text blocks in time to get them trimmed by the lovely folks at Signature Print Services before Turkeyday. … Continue reading
NaBoBiMo Day 12: FINISHED BOOKS OMG
Holy cow, I pulled two finished books out of the press today! Very exciting. BEHOLD: Pretty sweet, eh? AND I prepped two more text blocks for casing in. Woot! The other thing I did today is finish hacking up all … Continue reading
NaBoBiMo Day 11!
Welp, two books are IN THE PRESS and drying, so as of tomorrow, I will have two books FINISHED. I’m looking forward to casing in more and more books as the month progresses. Because I only have one nipping press, … Continue reading
NaBoBiMo Day 9!
Slow progress, but progress nontheless! I reached an exciting stage today: What you see there are two text-blocks nearly ready for casing-in! Casing-in is the process of putting the cover on a book. Once the cover’s on, it dries overnight … Continue reading
NaBoBiMo Day 7! Back at it!
After two days off, my paper arrived and I was able to find a local print shop to cut it for me! I got a little more work done this evening, too. Yay! Back on the wagon at full tilt … Continue reading
NaBoBiMo Day 4!
Welp, I’ve now used up all my text paper. Sigh. Maybe I’ll get lucky and the shipment I ordered will arrive tomorrow instead of Tuesday! Gotta think positive. Here’s the stack: You can see some of the books I’ve done … Continue reading