![]() ![]() As an author, self-publishing also taught me so much about the other side of writing: interior design and layout, various types of editing, cover design, shipping, distribution, sales, promotion, and a host of other issues I hadn’t thought about while I’d spent hours writing at my laptop. Fortunately, my father’s health improved enough that he could participate in book launches and other events with me after publication. There is no way to describe how I felt when I placed a copy of my father’s story into his hands or the look on his face when he saw his image on the cover. The decision to become an indie author was the right one for so many reasons. When the manuscript was complete, and with my father’s blessing, I sent it out to a few small presses and crossed my fingers, but that winter my father’s health declined and I felt that there was no time to lose. They encouraged me to complete and publish his story in book form. During that period, I shared parts of the manuscript with teachers and classmates in my creative writing classes at University of Toronto. We discussed printing out copies, and maybe even binding it at a local print shop. At the time, I thought little about what the finished project would look like, focusing only on remembering and recording.Īs our project evolved over months and years, I considered many options for sharing his story with our family, and even some close friends who had expressed interest. Twenty-five years later, driven by fears of escaping time, diminishing memories, and increasing health concerns, we decided it was time to record his memories before they disappeared altogether. Since I was a teenager, I knew my father had an extraordinary story and I’d wanted to write it, but I worried that asking him about his life during the war would dredge up all too painful memories. ![]() After years of working on a manuscript, I imagine that most authors strive to get noticed by a publisher and land that first book deal, but publication was not my original intention. ![]()
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