How to Ruin Someone's Perfect Day

okay well let me think about this

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:49:00 -0400

I just got off the phone with an Author House self-publishing consultant.

The agent on the phone was very nice, and talked me through all the options when it comes to publishing with Author House.

The thing is, self-publishing with Author House costs over $1,000.

But I don’t want to turn her down because she has been so nice to me and she really thinks I should do this through self-publishing…

But I wanted to do a public publishing company because it would cost a lot less.

Still, Author House will walk me through everything.

But where am I going to get $1,000?!

I am very conflicted.

"Fruit is like the sunset. Fruit is like profound beauty and innocence and a memory captured in..."

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:22:06 -0400

“Fruit is like the sunset. Fruit is like profound beauty and innocence and a memory captured in sticky fingers and Wednesday nights on which you forgot what it felt like not to be happy.”

- How to Ruin Someone’s Perfect Day

Help Wanted

Fri, 11 May 2012 16:14:00 -0400

_{Listen up, my friends!}

_{I’ve been thinking. I want to write fantasy. I want to work on MSaTD. But at the same time, I’m still trying to get HTRSPD on it’s way to publishing. So I have a few requests/help wanted ads and ideas. Basically, if you’re interested in helping me become a published author, pay attention~}

_{Here’s the dealio:}

_{- First of all, if you have Tumblr, follow HTRSPD’s Official Tumblr if you haven’t already.}

_{- Secondly, I’m looking for a few people to help read/edit HTRSPD. I edited it for technicalities a few months ago, so it’s free of spelling and grammar errors, but now I’m talking about organization/suggestions that will help me get it on the road to perfection. I need a few generous people that can volunteer to do this for me. People that won’t be afraid to be honest with me about it; I promise I won’t be offended if you tell me I need to change something about it. I want to get it absolutely perfect, and I’d rather have my friend tell me to change something now than be rejected by a publisher later. Most importantly, I need you to be able to do the reading/editing within a few days, no more than a week. (The book itself is about 67 MS Word pages long, so it shouldn’t be hard to finish reading in a few days.) If you think you can do what I’m asking, read and honestly review this book for me over the course of a few days, let me know that you’re interested and I’ll consider you. If I think I want you to be one of the people to review my book and help me improve it, I will note you asking for your email address so that I can email you a download of the book.}

_{- And last, but possibly most excitingly, I’m looking for some RP partners. And not just any RP partners. I’m looking for RP partners to help me RP characters from Mangled Stars and Tainted Dreams, my fantasy novel that is almost three years in the works and hasn’t moved past the first chapter yet. RPing would help me get a feel for, well, the characters, the plot, the entire idea of the novel. I got the idea from Wewtadoodle, because I know her and some of my other friends have been RPing characters from her shapeshifting story that she wanted to get off the ground, and that it’s really helped her get a feel for them. I’m thinking that if I were to do this, it would help in the same way. I’m not sure how, though, because I definitely want to RP with more than one person, preferably a small group of people, and notes on dA/messages on Tumblr will only allow me to communicate with one person at a time, so it wouldn’t work for RPs involving multiple people. I’m not sure about the details of this RP yet either, because I don’t want to do the actual plot of the novel itself; that would kinda be writing the novel for me, wouldn’t it? And that would defeat the purpose. I think I want the RP to be something involving Raven’s backstory, or maybe be about Raven’s parents, or about why the Scroll is so important, or how Sar came into power, etc.}

_{Basically, let me know if you’re interested in helping out with either of these things, and we’ll work out the details of the RP as we figure things out. If you have any questions, don’t be afraid to ask.}

_{Love,
~Vivian}

"Emotions are something to be feared."

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:34:13 -0400

“Emotions are something to be feared.”

- How to Ruin Someone’s Perfect Day

Question

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:01:00 -0400

If I paid you by promoting you on my personal blog, would you look up publishing companies that accept unsolicited manuscripts for me and send me links?

Keeping me on my toes

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:41:29 -0400

As I said, I’ve been extremely busy lately. Originally I had hoped to go to the stationary shop this weekend and print off/photocopy a few copies of my novel or at least the first little bit, to send to publishing companies. I haven’t had time, however, to get the cover letter, synopsis, and whatever else I need to send with the copies ready yet, and I realize I’m far from where I need to be in terms of that. The book I have has been very useful in helping me determine exactly what I need to get together before I send the book, but unfortunately, I don’t have time to put that together at this point.

It is a sad thing when the world around me, namely the people I live with, don’t understand the time and dedication it takes to be an author, and aren’t willing to give me that time. I am sorry to say that I’m not getting anywhere with this, but with any luck I will slowly trek along, hopefully finding time to get the package I need together eventually.

Here’s hoping,
~Vivian

Just browsing for publishing companies, visited the Bloomsbury...

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:35:08 -0400

Just browsing for publishing companies, visited the Bloomsbury sight, and had a good laugh at the fact that Harry Potter is it’s own category. c:

Not getting any closer

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:56:00 -0400

Hello, my lovely followers. I promised myself I would post something on this blog today, and since time doesn’t seem to be on my side, this is all I have time for.

Right now, I feel like I’m at a rut in the publication process. I’ve been reading my Essential Guide to Getting a Book Published and haven’t had much time to do very much research for publishing companies or online promoting of this little website. I hope you’re telling all your friends, because every bit of help I can get promoting this website and book are extremely appreciated.

I just wanted to let you know that this place is still alive, and I would be keeping you updated, but honestly I haven’t had time for very much to happen. I promise I’ll put a quote up later this week if possible.

Stay beautiful,
~Vivian

About the book

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:59:54 -0500

How to Ruin Someone’s Perfect Day is a book told from the perspective of a teenage girl on the road to overcoming depression. Following the day-to-day thoughts of Paige’s mind, her odd but insightful outlook on life may cause you to second-guess your opinion on things you never really thought about before. This is a book about everything from highlighters to the ocean to relative terms. This is a book about the wonders and unexplored territory of the ever-changing mind.

I’ll admit, this book is really a fictionalized true story; the collection of Paige’s thoughts is just a trip into my mind, expressing my deepest inner fears, opinions, and desires through the character in this book. How to Ruin Someone’s Perfect Day can’t really be classified as a novel, because it is more of a collection of journal entries, a book of unique and personal thoughts.

I hope you’ll enjoy reading the book as much as I enjoyed writing it, and I hope you’ll stick around this blog to help guide my book on it’s way to publication! Feel free to ask any questions you may have.

The prologue:

Anyone who’s ever said “there’s always hope” has obviously never been in a hopeless situation.

Anyone who’s ever said “there’s always a reason to be happy” has obviously never been truly depressed.

Excuse my pessimism. But if you’ve ever been truly hopeless and depressed, I’m sure you’ll agree. There’s not always a reason to be happy. There’s not always hope. Yes, the reality of it is cold and harsh, but that’s the way things are sometimes. I think the really beautiful thing about life, though, is that since hope and happiness aren’t always there, when you find them, you know. When you find true joy and hope, it’s worth every minute you spent without it.

That’s what life is really about, in the long run. You don’t always smile, but when you do, it’s worth it.

Some people don’t like to talk about what they’ve been through. It’s almost like they’re ashamed to say that they made it through the hardest battles of their life. As if they’re scared to say, “I beat depression and everything that came along with it. I’m stronger than I look. Nothing can stop me now!” But not me. I couldn’t be prouder of everything I’ve been through.

I’m Paige, and this is my story. Not that you’ll listen. No one ever does.

Can you put some content up or something? So I know whether to follow.... I don't wanna follow a blog that is empty.

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:10:13 -0500

I’m sorry it hasn’t been active yet. There’s more about the book in the “About the book” link. And I haven’t had much time to post quotes and stuff lately.

Are ya ever gonna post stuff on here, Viv?

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:09:20 -0500

Eventually, yes. I’ve been very busy lately.

Hey, love this! I cannot wait for updates! Just thought I'd let you know that in your description you said 'experts' and I'm assuming you meant, 'excerpts'. Sorry, just trying to help! Good luck!

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 02:29:49 -0500

Aww, thank you so much! Your support is very much appreciated. :)

Oh, okay. Thanks for letting me know! I’ll fix that typo right away~