More progress on the Cancer on my Mind web site and book cover

The Cancer on my Mind web site is taking form. I like the web site format and pastel colors. The Poetry and Information Links contain data.

I am still deciding on the book cover background, spine, and back cover color. This has been a difficult decision for me to make. I have asked 30 people for their opinion and one color has dominated the poll. Can you guess which one?

I will be sending off the manuscript to BookLocker this week seeks submission approval, and then will send off the book cover template and manuscript. It takes 4-6 weeks for BookLocker to send me a draft copy and request some (if any) changes.

I am getting excited!

After five years of hard work, this project will come to a successful end.

Look for me on Oprah and CNN soon!

Updates on book cover, new news on the COMM web site, and final draft manuscript work

I am still deciding on what book cover color to select for a final draft. I had it narrowed down to a black with red font or yellow with red font. I am now mulling over a few other book cover colors:

Light green

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385343493/ref=s9_al_bw_ir04?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-6&pf_rd_r=17XV8FW726FYK2E91GMF&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1263723282&pf_rd_i=341154011

Bright green

http://www.amazon.com/Breakfast-Lunch-Tea-Little-Bakery/dp/0714844659/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277356101&sr=1-1

Bold green

http://www.amazon.com/Sheriff-Yrnameer-Novel-Michael-Rubens/dp/0307378470/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277356828&sr=1-3

Light purple

http://www.amazon.com/Weed-That-Strings-Hangmans-Bag/dp/0385342314/ref=pd_rhf_shvl_15

Blue?
http://www.amazon.com/You-Suck-Story-Christopher-Moore/dp/0060590300/ref=pd_rhf_shvl_17

Bright yellow/fluorescent green
http://www.amazon.com/Associate-Novel-John-Grisham/dp/0440243823/ref=pd_ts_b_65?ie=UTF8&s=books

Dark orange

http://www.amazon.com/Out-Amsterdam-Phillip-van-Bossche/dp/0870707531/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277355328&sr=1-1

Light blue

http://bookcoverarchive.com/book/the_unbearable_lightness_of_being


I found a flash animator to create a animated banner of "Cancer" "on" "my" "Mind" graphics popping out a hinged brain (side view) one by one, from left to right. I will have to see if the cost is within my book project budget in the coming weeks and months.

The manuscript is in the final stages of re-formatting, editing, grammar and style corrections, and then it will be sent off to BookLocker, a self publishing book company for approval. Thank you to the special person who has accomplished this amazing task for me. You know who you are. Thank you sooo much!

A Lot More Progress on Cancer on My Mind

Jeremy and I have created the first front cover, back cover, and spine for my book.

The web site will consist of: picture of a cancer park in Phoenix Az.; video interviews about the book and reasons for a talking tumor in a brain cancer non-fiction book; video and song posting of a project that Jesse, the talented video-dude, who help me write, record, and shoot the video; sample book chapters; a few poems I wrote; pictures of the filming of the video, indoors in my condo, and outdoors on Mt. Tam, a cemetery, industrial 3rd St in SF, and the Oakland Coliseum.

The manuscript will be completed edited and re-formatted in a few weeks. I will submit it to BookLocker, a POD company, wait for their approval, submit the manuscript and book cover template, and wait for a draft book to be delivered to me in four weeks. So, I am looking at early August 2010 to get the book, song and video out.