I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE our coffee table book... I almost can't believe it's finally crystallised. Susan brought a copy back to show me late last night. Ok, ok, I was waiting up for it but don't tell anyone. Anyway, it was worth the wait because it's absolutely lovely and best of all, Rinpoche likes it! Whew! And Andee likes it! Andee said KMP deserves a new building just for this accomplishment. And so far, everyone who has seen it loves it... so what if it's a punctuation short - it's only a tiny comma.
We love it so much that Jamie and I are hatching the NEXT coffee table book. Yes, even before this one is launched, we have something really, really exciting brewing. In the meantime, we're planning for the big launch of IF NOT NOW, WHEN... so watch this space!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
If not now, when?
Our newest baby is born! (Not without much pain and grief though, if you ask our poor harrassed production manager JJ's whose hair is now all but hanging by very loose tendrils)
IT IS BEAUTIFUL and anyone who thinks otherwise will get a smack.
I decided to go out to celebrate at a new salon boutique launch, drink posh tea and buy shoes (samsaric entertainments dangle in front of us like carrots). Then, just as I slipped on a pair of pumps, an SMS came through.
"There is a spelling mistake."
My stomach hit the floor. *thud*.
It was something about practice being spelt wrongly. I asked, "Is it supposed to be a noun or a verb?"
JJ texted the quote back to me so I screamed silently in my head and texted back an expletive. How can we have missed it, we only checked it about a million times!
Later, we also discovered a missing comma, which almost made me cry all over the conference table.
But the Buddhas are happy (and so is Joe, which is often just as important!) and so are we! Next up, the equally fabulous, perfect book launch.
In the meantime, go out and buy one and display prominently all over your coffee tables!
IT IS BEAUTIFUL and anyone who thinks otherwise will get a smack.
I decided to go out to celebrate at a new salon boutique launch, drink posh tea and buy shoes (samsaric entertainments dangle in front of us like carrots). Then, just as I slipped on a pair of pumps, an SMS came through.
"There is a spelling mistake."
My stomach hit the floor. *thud*.
It was something about practice being spelt wrongly. I asked, "Is it supposed to be a noun or a verb?"
JJ texted the quote back to me so I screamed silently in my head and texted back an expletive. How can we have missed it, we only checked it about a million times!
Later, we also discovered a missing comma, which almost made me cry all over the conference table.
But the Buddhas are happy (and so is Joe, which is often just as important!) and so are we! Next up, the equally fabulous, perfect book launch.
In the meantime, go out and buy one and display prominently all over your coffee tables!
Monday, January 28, 2008
Just be real!
Welcome to our brand new spanking Kechara Media and Publications blog!
We decided as a group that it would be really great to document our individual experiences working in KMP, not just for ourselves but for friends and supporters everywhere who wonder what goes on inside a Dharma publications house.
Let's just say for now that there are celebrations! book launches! applause! hallmark moments! But there are also dramas to outweigh anything on Golden Globes! Bitch fits! Crying! Tantrums!
The thing is that this is not just a job - it's also about our individual spiritual practice, which makes it that much harder and trickier but also that much more interesting. It's about how we navigate conflicts, overcome obstacles, celebrate the successes, develop the publishing house, sell our books and grow as a spiritual team.
One very important thing to bear in mind while you read this blog: we are not Buddhas, we not enlightened beings writing this blog; we are real people just like you, documenting our personal stories and journey within a Dharma company and family. It's the ride of our life, and we're glad you're going to be a part of it! xxx
We decided as a group that it would be really great to document our individual experiences working in KMP, not just for ourselves but for friends and supporters everywhere who wonder what goes on inside a Dharma publications house.
Let's just say for now that there are celebrations! book launches! applause! hallmark moments! But there are also dramas to outweigh anything on Golden Globes! Bitch fits! Crying! Tantrums!
The thing is that this is not just a job - it's also about our individual spiritual practice, which makes it that much harder and trickier but also that much more interesting. It's about how we navigate conflicts, overcome obstacles, celebrate the successes, develop the publishing house, sell our books and grow as a spiritual team.
One very important thing to bear in mind while you read this blog: we are not Buddhas, we not enlightened beings writing this blog; we are real people just like you, documenting our personal stories and journey within a Dharma company and family. It's the ride of our life, and we're glad you're going to be a part of it! xxx
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