On Friday, I got the first pages for Sock Knitting Master Class to review. This is an exciting point in book production because all of the pieces are finally assembled and it’s possible to see what the book will look like in the end. Up to this point, I’ve only seen the cover.
For “first pages”, I’m given a color printout of each spread (two pages) of the book. I always look forward to seeing how the photos, illustrations, and design elements (typeface, color, etc.) bring the text to life. Armed with a red pen, it typically takes me a full day to read over the text and check all of the images and design elements for proper placement and consistency. You’d be surprised how many typos sneak in. (You’d also be surprised at how much I tend to tweak the text.)
The last page of every Interweave book is always reserved for some sort of promotion of other Interweave Books. This has never sat well with me because it means that right off the bat, I lose a page. But I’ve come to accept it.
But this time the jokers at Interweave threw me for a loop. Instead of the typical marketing of other books, they filled this page with an image of Meryl Streep promoting my own book! I apologize for the bad photo but it’s the best I could do while giggling. Meryl’s “quote” says: “Ann Budd is the master of sock knitting. She taught me how to knit. Every knitter should own this book.”
Ah, if only.
Ha Ha- Its obvious that they like you and like to tease you. Thats pretty funny. You would probably try to get Meryl Streep to sign YOUR book.
She should be so lucky to be in YOUR book! Pretty funny, though, and very exciting. Looking forward to seeing this one on MY bookshelf.
That’s awesome! I love it.
And very exciting about receiving a draft of your book. The photos look wonderful thus far (including the one of Meryl).
Sigh. I want your job. (not to take it from you, just to exist within that realm.)
I got my first taste of the knitting world at large this weekend while I was working at Vogue Knitting Live in NYC. It was a blast. I’m still exhausted (and exhilarated) and processing everything that I saw and did.
I need another sock book like I need a hole in the head, but I’m completely smitten with the blue colorwork socks in the second photo – between that and the table of contents, I’m in! I’m sure Meryl would be too….
It looks fabulous Ann and I can’t wait to buy it.
what a cute comment about you teaching meryl how to knit… your book “getting started knitting socks” is where i learned to knit socks & what a great teacher you are! thanks to you i knit a pretty mean sock if i do say so myself:)
thanks so much ann!
I really like them all.
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