I have always wanted to own a bookstore. I have chatted about this for years, and soon I might just embark on this adventure. I plan on attending a weeklong workshop, in either Jan or May, 2014 to learn how to start an Indie YA bookstore, that I plan on calling YA Java :-)
I already have business cards, and changed the name of this blog to kind of jump start the process.
I will keep you apprised of my progress, as this daydream takes off.
Ahhhh! Oh my gosh this is amazing!
ReplyDeleteHi Katy,
DeleteThanks...obviously a great deal has to occur first, but this is the first time (in years of daydreaming) that I have taken any steps towards it. My mom gave me a bit of money, that will pay for the workshop...and I will be consulting as well with a small business guy at the bank to see what loans etc are like...If the workshop gives me confidence, I plan on putting in for a year sabbatical...if it fails completely, that will mean I can come back to teaching...if it is working, and I am at least breaking even, than "Hasta La Vista" to teaching :-)