That's a question I hear a lot when teaching people to bake for the
first time. Lately I've been asking myself that question. Every time I
think I have the absolute last recipe for my cookbook, I get stressed
out by yet one more thing and end up coming up with some new recipe that
I just "have" to included.
My alpha tester all along
has been my husband. He's honest when something isn't working and
doesn't oversell a recipe that is tasty but not truly outstanding. My
beta testers are the crew at a local diner (Red Geranium) and they've
been awesome as well.
I've got beta testers to proof
out the recipes all lined up and I'm planning on getting them the
recipes before the end of the month. I've refined my oldest recipes,
making sure I have the steps and methods outlined correctly. Section
titles have been determine, a book title has been selected, and
formatting has begun.
So, how do you know
when your book is really done? I'm not
sure. I'm still new to this self-publishing business. My best
guess is to set an absolute, drop dead date for getting the book
formatted
and ready to be proofed by an editor. Or perhaps it's the fact that I
just had another cover shoot for the book - which involves a flurry of
baking for models. Either way, I need to wrap up this book soon. Which
means I need to quite baking for awhile and find another form of stress
relief.
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