Nerves, they are wracked*.
I’m about to send my order in to the printer for promo items I’ll be mailing out this spring (I don’t have any releases, so I’ll just be promo-ing the series as a whole and mailing my little heart out). I always hate this part, when I finally close Photoshop and start making the order**. It’s the, “is there anything else I can do to make the series look more attractive?” moment, and the “is there any more info that I can cram onto the bookmark?” second and the “oh, god, did I check for typos enough times?” freak-out, and will soon be joined by the “oh, crap, should I go for glossy or matte?” hour of indecision.
(I prefer matte for bookmarks, because they are easier to sign (even with a permanent marker, the glossy coating can make the ink bead) but the rest of the items will be shiny, shiny, shiny, Cap’n!)
*I had to go check that this was right. Racking brains, but it can be nerve-racking or nerve-wracking.
**It’d probably be better if I just hired someone to design my items instead of making them all myself, but I have control issues. See also: only 90% finished website.
Eeeek! It would be like reliving the nightmare of ordering wedding invitations…over and over and over.
I dunno if I could handle that kind of pressure.
Okay. I am still trying to get past the “I don’t have any releases”. This is distressing to me. I hate waiting. I work in marketing. I understand the OMG did I spell it right. Is the margin good? Could I have added this?
I wouldn’t worry too much.. you have a great product. (I only wish you were releasing one say in April – wishful thinking I know. I like to live in the world that my fave authors only write for me and on my time table – yeah I did the memo but I through it away.)
I know about control issues. I would have a hard time handing things over as well. I’m sure things will all work out.
You do them yourself? Wow. They’re very good –you are a woman of many talents.
Would it please you to know that I carry around Ethan’s bookmark tucked into my dayplanner at work and sometimes, during those not-so-riveting meetings, he inspires a bit of off-topic daydreaming?