Last Friday was exciting! Before catching a train north to visit friends, I had a date with the printers to see the cover for my book coming off the press. Naive me thought it would be a quick visit to okay the colour. The whole process was far more complicated than I imagined. The colour of the cover is different when printed from different computers, and changes (of course) when printed on paper or card.... The presses are vast machines and it's a highly technical operation. I was busy trying to compare the machine I saw in front of me with my printer at home. The large plates full of ink compared with the small cartridges I use.....
The unexpected element was how emotional I felt as I saw the covers churning through and flying towards the end of the machine. Picture after picture of Abi, looking very innocent with wisps of her blonde hair around her face. its hard to put into words what it felt like, but it was something like her being around me again, having her input and influence again. Hitting me in a different way that other people, very soon, are going to reading about her, about me, about my family. Knowing more about us, us being more visible.
I had to leave the printers before the cover was as close to the colour as I wanted, so waited for emails during the day to reassure me that it was done.
It was a relief when that email finally arrived; now all I have to do is wait for the completed book.
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