My book is finished!

January 21, 2007 @ 1:59PM

My book is finished!

By Haje Jan Kamps

Even though it won’t go on sale for another couple of months – It’s on sale now!, things are starting to happen really quickly now. I’ve finished most of my involvement of the book, and I’ve handed it over to the project-, copy- and technical editors, designers, and publishing boffins.

They never told me quite how much work it is to write a book on macro photography. It’s been a hell of a ride, and I’ve loved every second of it.

I was first contacted by the publishers on the 10th of August last year. Today, nearly six months later, I am sending the last files of the last chapter to the publisher.

The book is already on Amazon.com (and on Amazon UK, too!), although it’s not due to go on sale for another few months, and even though the cover image isn’t the one that will be used on the final book.

58,560 words. 232 photograps. 288 pages. 10 chapters. 2 appendices. 164 days. And my name on the front cover. My first book.

Sure, there’s still a lot of work that needs doing (a few more photos need to be sourced, I need to do the Author Reviews of each chapter, and there are a lot of other bits and pieces), but the vast bulk of the work is behind me.

I can’t express how I feel right now, but I can’t stop grinning.

Once the book has a proper, official release date set by the publishers (John Wiley & Sons — yup, that’s the same guys who do Cliff’s notes, the For Dummies books, etc), I’ll post some excerpts for you guys, so you can see what it’s all about. For now, I’m going to re-claim some of the life I haven’t been living over the past 5 months or so, and heading to the pub.

The most obvious poll ever…

Would you buy my Macro Photography book?

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Comments

Anonymous

5 years ago

Can’t wait to see it. Thanks for continuing the upkeep on this blog while working on the book!

Anonymous

5 years ago

Congratulations! I’ll have to pick up a copy when it comes out.

Anonymous

5 years ago

Congratulations Haje! I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy :)

Anonymous

5 years ago

Woohoo! So proud of you!

Anonymous

5 years ago

Excellent! If it seems amazing now, imagine how it’ll feel having a copy in your hands or seeing it on shelves. Congratulations!

Anonymous

5 years ago

Congratulations! You must be so happy. I look forward to getting it.

Anonymous

5 years ago

Looking forward to it.

Anonymous

5 years ago

~does a little dance in celebration~

Anonymous

5 years ago

Hats off! Looking forward to a copy.

Anonymous

5 years ago

I knew that you could do it. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous

5 years ago

Congratulations! I hope it would be a very good seller in its category…

Anonymous

5 years ago

Does it have that story about you and ladyboy?

Congratulations, proof than anything is possible if you put your mind to it. If Haje can do it…

Anonymous

5 years ago

Yo! Like, stuff the macro, man… it’s all about the turkey!

Anonymous

5 years ago

It’s all about the sausages… woof

Anonymous

5 years ago

Bring it on, Twizzler man!

Anonymous

5 years ago

OI!

Anonymous

5 years ago

I’m glad to see the obsesive weekends taking pictures of your penis didn’t go to waste….

well done Turkish!

Captain Birdeye? Bernard Matthews pah it’s all about Linda Mcartney’s… it’s what vegatarian worms eat ya know!

Anonymous

5 years ago

Good evening Mr Kamps,

See, 2001 – A Space Odyssey has finally come true. I always knew they would invent tiny, tiny cameras, the size of a grain of sunflower pollen. Arthur C

Anonymous

5 years ago

Look. It’s about the TURKEY! Now naff off. My name is Bernard, and I’m the best.

Anonymous

5 years ago

uuuuuuuuuum they aint bootiful, they taste like fanny!

Anonymous

5 years ago

Congrats! Must feel great to see your name on the cover!

Anonymous

5 years ago

It’s been a long time since i’ve visited here turk, i’ve been wayyyy without a computer for months now, but EXCELLENT, i’ll be getting one off you.

Anonymous

5 years ago

This is great! I’ve been looking forward to getting into macro photography and this book can jump start that…well, jump start it when it’s officially released!

Anonymous

5 years ago

Congrats!

I’m new to your blog (just added it to my feed reader :)).
Did you write more about how you were contacted and how the book became what it is now?
I’d be curious to read about it..

Elja

Anonymous

4 years ago

I want a copy! :)

Anonymous

4 years ago

Congrats! Skal sikre meg et eksemplar når jeg skal til Liverpool igjen til høsten =) Mest fordi at da har jeg ei bok i hylla som jeg kan peke på å si.. Jeg kjenner han som har skrevet den!! =) og så kommer jeg vel til å lese deg også da… må jo det =) og kanskje bruke den til noe fornuftig også etterhvert =)

Anonymous

4 years ago

Congratulations, John! I just wanted you to know that I voted “Yes, but I’d rather buy a signed copy directly from you.” I’d also like to point out that it comes out a week before my birthday… haha :) All kidding aside, I always new that you would do well someday.

Anonymous

4 years ago

Yeah, congratulations man, thats a real goal. I hope to be able to read it very soon!

Anonymous

4 years ago

a book on macro photography is bound to be very interesting. Congratulations !

Anonymous

3 years ago

Picked this up last week. Haven’t read it all yet, but i’m loving it so far. Good work!