I've been slaving over the Booksmart publishing software to get volume two of my storm chase chronicles ("Confessions of a Storm Junkie") into shape for submission to the Blurb publishing website. The original book covered the 2002 - 2006 chasing seasons, both here in Virginia and in the Great Plains. Volume two covers the 2007 and 2008 seasons here in Virginia coupled with a writeup of our Plains "mini-chase" in April 2008. This latest version deliberately has a lot more photos (of better quality too, given that I was using a 5 MP camera vs my old 2 MP) and should be shorter - and thus cheaper - than volume one.
I have to admit that I enjoyed the writing process more than I enjoy the publishing stuff, especially with the need to keep an eye on the appearance and readability of the contents. But, when it's finally ready for public consumption I know I'll feel a lot better about the work involved. Meanwhile, the whole process is proving to be a salve to the chaser's wintertime affliction: SDS (supercell deprivation syndrome).
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Let me know if you still want help laying it out!
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