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I received the “interior proof” for Tuna Breath — that’s the draft version of what the inside pages of the book will look like. I absolutely love it. The people at Balboa Press are doing an amazing job, …
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The BIG reveal! (TUNA BREATH’s final cover design is ready)
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After all the back and forth, all the polling, all the sweat and tears (not really) from the graphic designer at Balboa Press: Tuna Breath’s face is finished. Here’s the cover (front and back) that will go to …
HELP ME pick a book cover!
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HELP ME pick a book cover!
Tuna Breath is nearly ready for print and I need your help picking a book cover. These pics are the 3 options. If you would, please be bold in your comments and …
Writing from your soul (Hay House conference)
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I had the pleasure of attending a great writing conference over the weekend. It was in Denver, Colorado at the Brown Palace and hosted by Hay House, the big publisher of self help books. The subject was “Writing …
Writing update
(from my journal: 2/25/2013)
Haven’t written in my journal in ages. Looking back through it today was very interesting. My thoughts over the last few years of writing have drifted from focusing on TUNA BREATH to wondering how well it …
Who is TUNA BREATH’s audience?
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I’ve always believed that Tuna Breath has a wide appeal and therefore a wide audience base. However, everything that I’ve learned about publishing a book suggests that writers start with the reader in mind … so, writing with …
TUNA BREATH Table of Contents (AHA! I can now finish my book!)
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I finally have the final chapters outlined for Tuna Breath. The new, and final, direction for how to close the book literally came to me as I sat down to write earlier this week. I love writing; it makes …
Balboa Press is Selected to Publish TUNA BREATH: A 275-Pound Teenager’s Coming Of Age Story | By Doug Pedersen
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It’s finally time to finish Tuna Breath once and for all. It’s been months since I’ve done any serious writing. Actually, it’s been longer. My time has been devoted to my other business and raising Andrew, and he …
“Don’t Be An OxyMoron”
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Folks have been asking me to “serve a little taste” of the memoir. I’m not sure what sequence this chapter will end up in, but for now this is the beginning, and rough draft, of Chapter 2.
Be …
TUNA BREATH: Table of Contents
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Here’s a sneak peek of where the memoir is heading. The period covers 1985 to 2006, or so, but TB is more than just a chronicle of events. Each chapter includes (real) characters, description of scenes, and dialogue …
Obesity–what is that anyway? What If I’m just Big Boned?
Actually, “Obesity” was my best friend in the 1980’s…
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I never considered myself to be obese until the Mayo Clinic told me I was. Here’s what they say about it:
“Obesity is defined as having an excessive amount …
