Writing a book is a big project, and there were many mountaintops and valleys that we walked through in the process. The goal of this page is to let you "behind-the-scenes" - to see the good, the bad, and the funny! If you're interested in more information about the book, click here. To order your copy, click here. Skip to fact: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5.

Fact #3

The book is registered with the ISBN #0-9669107. We went through the ISBN registration process, and even purchased a barcode of the ISBN number to include on the back cover of the book. During the back cover layout phase, we marked the location of the ISBN with a white box - the actual ISBN bar code was to be added right before the cover went to press.

On a Tuesday morning we went to the printer to watch them set-up the covers for print. The color was also approved at this time. During lunch that day, the family was looking at the sample page from the printer, when it was pointed out that the BARCODE hadn't been added in!?! Lunch was forgotten while a hasty call was made to the printer to tell them to "Stop the presses!"

Only 1,600 covers had been printed without the barcode. We planned to simply put stickers on those covers, but the printer decided to run them back through the press and overprint the barcode!

On To Trivia Fact #4!