A popular columnist in Sydney will write that “she can’t even deal”. Translation: something has happened that is so profound or obscure or unexpected that she can’t even acknowledge what has happened. As in, it is beyond belief, there are no words.
Well, this evening (my time in Sydney), I can say that “I can’t even deal”. Because I have sent correctly formatted (according to the spec received) Adobe inDesign files through to a publisher for publishing, and they have come back for sign off totally different to what I sent through. So all I can say to this is, I can’t even deal!
Which means, I have a low res PDF version of a book, all the files correctly formatted and designed to create the book, but I Still don’t have a book!
And as my late mother would say if she were here – it begs the question, how hard can it possibly be?
THANK YOU for reading!
Poems and Petals 
That’s so frustrating. I totally get you!
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Thank you for understating! I feel guilty venting on WordPress, but could hardly believe what I saw yesterday!
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I hope you get someone to talk to about that problem in order to find out.
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I’ve raised it with the consultant, it just means longer delays and I have lost confidence. But will persevere for another short while before pulling the plug. I have the design files so next option is to take them elsewhere.
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How did you publish your books? Did you self publish or go the traditional route?
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What on earth … or wherever they come from? I would have chewed large chunks out of the furniture. Preferably, theirs.
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That is what I feel like doing! Their first design was a mess so I commissioned an independent one, all they have to do is add a barcode and their publishing stamp and even that seems too hard!
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Hang in there Vee. Hugs.
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Thanks for the support, Sam!
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How hard can it be? Pretty hard at times! And frustrating. As Sam says, “Hang in there!”
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Thank you, we couldn’t have made it easier for them and it still seems too hard! I’m about to give up!
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Hope things are going better!
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Thank you so much, am awaiting the updated galleys before I know if things are going better!
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