Magic Hair Has a New Home!

Magic Hair has a new home: Magic Hair, hosted by Black Hair Media.com. Think of it as moving from a one bedroom apartment, into a 3-5 bedroom house with picture windows! Same content, same product reviews, same pictures/videos (just faster uploading). Please join me there, and let's keep the party going.... that was cheesy, but y'all know how cheesy and geeky I am.

Again, the new blog is at Magic Hair. See you over there!

Easy Like Sunday Afternoon!

It's Sunday, and I'm doing a Organix Vanilla Silk deep conditioning treatment. I can't get over my hair, lol. I was driving from the new place on Friday, and my hair was just blowing in the wind. I couldn't stop looking in the mirror at it. It's not a narcissistic thing, it's a "I can see my hair goal at the end of the tunnel" thing.

I've found some really great ventilating videos on YouTube. I'm so excited about it. I know it's going to be tedious and arduous, but the money I'll save on my wigs. The money I'll make on my wigs! The possibilities are endless.

Still only two book sales... better than nothing.

I Feel Like I've Made It!!!

I feel like I've made it! I'm on Amazon.com, well the book is on Amazon.com:

Magic Hair: My Experiences with Lace Wigs

As much as I shop on Amazon.com, and to see a product of mine on there... it's mind blowing.

We're in the process of moving... I just wanted to let you all know this.

It's Available for Purchase!!!

Click on any pink book on the page, and it will take you to the e-store. I'm so excited! If my book helps one person, then my job is done. If I don't remove it, I've used "Entrance of the Gladiator" as the music for the book video (composed in 1897 by the Czech composer Julius Fučík). I think it's appropriate, but I may change it because it might get on some people's nerves.

Next up, moving! I can't wait.

Today Should Be the Day!

I'm waiting on the mailman to deliver the last proof. It should be perfect. I've put up all the links, but the cart isn't ready, because they're still waiting on me to approve the proof. I want to so badly, but I don't want to, and then I see a glaring typo in the book. How embarrassing. I'll update in a couple of hours.

I'm about to do another app. I washed my hair last night and took pictures, but these aren't official April pics. I'm going to wait until April 19th - the official 1year anniversary of the Big Chop. I'm also textlaxing on that day. I'm in love with my hair!

Proof #4 - Hopefully the Last!

I'm waiting for the re-edited and re-proofed document to be approved for proof status, then I'll order one more, it will be perfect, and it will be on sale by next week. I will actually wait until I receive proof #4 before I approve it. No jumping the gun this time. I can see the light at the end of this (short) tunnel. Fingers crossed.

I'm So Excited... Yet Frustrated!

The proof came, as you all know (see above and below). I've edited and added, and more importantly, changed the line spacing and changed the margins back. So it went from 158 pages back down to 132 pages. Oh well, my next book will be epic. So I'm playing the proof dance with CreateSpace. The two larger books that are coming will be sent to my mother and my daughter. Then I'll get another proof (as the book looks now), and hopefully that will be it. I'm not going to even open the .doc again until proof #3 is in my hands. I hate being a perfectionist, but I definitely don't want to be publicly roasted for blatant typos, so it has to be right. This is how it's supposed to be. I knew it wasn't going to be perfect right out the gate. Aghhhhh!

The 1st Proof!!!

I'm a published writer! I can't even describe the feeling. I think once I see the Amazon.com page with my book and the "add to cart" button, then I'll cry. There's nothing like holding this book in my hands though. I've got two more proofs to see, and I actually jumped the gun on this one. I should have waited for this one before I reuploaded the book file for the second proof, because I could have added onto that one the minor changes I made. I think the font size is too big on the back. I'm still working on the final proof, but I won't reupload the file until the second proof is in my hands. It's all happening! I think I may be two weeks away from the book being on sale. Stay tuned!

I'm More Than Excited!

The proof is on its way to me! I should have it within 2 weeks (maybe sooner). I have the link to the book already: Magic Hair. I'm so excited. I'm going to link this sucka any and everywhere I can. I'm obsessed with my page; I can't stop looking at it. Stay tuned!

Things Are Moving Right Along!

The book was approved by the publisher (CreateSpace - still a publisher to me). The dpi was too low on all of the pictures, so I skipped receiving a proof, re-scaled all of the pictures in GIMP, put back the ones I took out, added a few things here and there, and re-uploaded the PDF. The members of CreateSpace's forum are so helpful. I almost wanted to include in my acknowledgements two of the people that really helped me with my photos. Hopefully, I'll get an email tomorrow telling me the proof is ready. I'm so excited. I have a feeling that I'm going to experience a little hateration from the BHM, but I don't care. This is my experience. I had to give a visual shout out to my favorite show - Sex & The City; the cover of my book is SATC pink! I'm so excited. I hope people buy it. If the ventilating DVD is $50, I think $14.99 is reasonable for lace wig knowledge. I'm broke and I'd buy it, lol. It should be available at Amazon.com, and other outlets. Stay tuned.

In lace wig news, I've officially killed my new Rex virgin Malaysian curly. I don't even want to talk about it. I should have just ordered a virgin Malaysian loose curly. Other than my own hair, I'm never ordering tight curlies again. Instead of throwing the hair away, I'm going to use it to ventilate the front of my wig.

I'm So Excited!!!

To quote one of my favorite movies, Almost Famous, "it's all happening!" The book is finished, as of right now! The name of the book is Magic Hair: My Experiences with Lace Wigs. I've added the last of the pictures just now. I made a Picasa photo album of all the photos in the book, since the book is black & white - the link is to the right >>>>. I'm so EVERYTHING! I didn't think that my first book would be a reference book, but here it is. Now I send it to CreateSpace, and do the "proof dance". After that stage, it will be published. I prefer the POD route, because I don't want to be saddled with a hundred books in my trunk. I'm beyond excited. Stay tuned for the link to buy the book. Please buy the book... was that wrong for me to say that?

Here's an update on the Caruso curlers:





I love the steam curlers. It's cool to use them as you're getting ready. You can do your makeup while you're waiting for the curls to set. A light spray of the TRESsemme Tres Two hairspray, and you're done.

We're going to the beach for the first time this season, so I'm putting the curly back on. I'm going to cut the horrific bangs off, and cut the unit like I said I wouldn't do (I always do what I say I won't do). I'm going to cut the wig tomorrow (too tired and a little drunk right now) and sew it on. It's a beast though... whew. I've gotten wind of another band wagon - Eqyss Survivor Super Detangler and Cowboy Magic Detangler. I don't have it yet. I'm going to wait.

I'm also going to learn how to ventilate wigs, so I can eventually make my own. I'm so excited. So much is happening!

Stay tuned!