The final draft of my manuscript has been sent to the typesetter and I should receive the typeset (book page) version of Stairs For Breakfast by the end of this week.

Barring any changes to it (eg photos, font size, book cover), it will be uploaded onto Lulu.com for the book to be published. Once Stairs For Breakfast has been published, it will be for sale on Lulu (and after a few weeks, it will be on Amazon.com and co.uk – as well as some other websites)

Also once published, I’ll receive a galley proof of the book – and an ISBN – which will enable me to have copies of the book printed. I’ve contacted 2 book printers, however until I get the typeset version of my book I won’t know how many pages will be in the book! At which point I’ll be able to an accurate quote – and your pre-ordered books will be printed.

I’ve got an idea as to the postage and packing costs – but again, it depends on the number of pages in the book!

I’ve worked so hard to get to this point – and now am excited because Stairs For Breakfast should be out in February. I’ve raised £6,2K (so far).

There is still time to pre-order Stairs For Breakfast. I’m currently selling it at £15 (including P&P). Once the book is published the price will be increased.

I’ve updated my THANK YOU page. It humbles me to have sold close to 400 pre-orders. Thank you also to the handful of people who have invested in me, by giving me a small amount of crowdfunding money.

I would also like to thank my libel lawyer Alex Wade for his advice – and for giving me a big discount on his initial quote. He says he has never read a book like Stairs For Breakfast and would like to help me on my way to success.

Thank you to Stephanie Hale, who, like Alex, is easy and a joy to work with.

I’ll keep you posted on the publication of Stairs For Breakfast.

On Tuesday afternoon I emailed the manuscript back to Stephanie Hale and my liable lawyer. It took me 3 solid weeks to read through the book and make the required changes. I also wrote a closing chapter to the book which I’m really pleased with.

I think the process now is, the changes I’ve made need to be reviewed by the editor, before the book is published and printed.

I would like to get Stairs For Breakfast out ASAP – hopefully by the end of January. I’ll keep you posted.

I’m so proud of this

As you may have noticed it’s been a few days since my last blog update!

I’ll hopefully get the manuscript back from Alex (libel lawyer) at the end of this week. I’ll then be able to read through it.

Last week I did Glenn Armstrong’s course in Milton Keynes. Needless to say it was good. I met Stephanie Hale (who did the course as well), who’s a nice lady. I also did the course to create a 12 month plan – which is good.

Ever since I got into property investment 4 years ago, I’ve wanted to find a recursive strategy of making a passive income, which suits me. I spent the first 1.5 years viewing a load of properties, trying to find a strategy that I liked – during which time I bought 2 flats.

Then Glenn came to my aid. After doing his courses in 2012 he asked me “Why are you trying to do property when you don’t enjoy it?” It’s true, I like property as a way of making passive income but I don’t enjoy viewing properties, dealing with tenants or maintenance issues!

By that point, I had already started to learn internet marketing, before writing my book.

The other reason why I’ve taken a break from blogging/emailing my list every day is because I’m not increasing my list. I was just emailing the same people, asking them to pre-order my book. Consequently the number of daily book orders I was receiving ground to a halt last week.

I still got some internet marketing learning to do on how to build a list. I am looking a lead-generating system and also at what Andrew Reynolds does.

However my primary focus at the mo is on getting enough pre-orders to publish my book.

I feel in an odd situation at the mo because, until I get the manuscript back from Alex, I’m not certain how much his bill is going to be. Also I won’t know for sure how much the printing cost for the pre-ordered books will be until the final draft is done.

Currently I have 374 pre-orders and estimate that I going to need at least 500 to cover all of the costs. You can pre-order Stairs For Breakfast at http://stairsforbreakfast.com/buy-now

People are telling me that I’m going to become well known. I would like to make a difference in the world.