I've heard from Shy at Victoria Bookbinding/First Choice Books. Quote is the same as it was in March - $9.28 a book for 100 books. I called to give them my credit card number to start the process and spoke to Joanna - she's the graphic designer who will be working on my book. Ohhhhh.....I feel like a teenybopper about to see David Cassidy. I feel like squealing! Not really....but it is exciting to have a graphic designer working on my book......whatever that means. She said they may have a proof ready to ship to me by the end of this week.

Now I get to find out what the service at First Choice Books is like. I'll try and be fair about evaluating them. Let's hope this isn't $1,000 being spent for "vanity's" sake. Maybe I will see some of the money back.....maybe some of the copies will sell.

I should really delve deep and take a hard look at why I'm publishing this book. Is it for the possibility of money? Is it for the possibility of recognition? Is it for the possibility of becoming someday, a legitimately published author? Is it for the possibility of wanting to share what I have written with a larger audience? OR ALL OF THE ABOVE?