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I’ve never been pregnant, never tried to conceive a child. I’m at the age when friends and colleagues are having babies left, right and centre, but the furthest I’ve got down the road to furthering the species is to get married and agree that my husband and I want them ‘at some point’. Although I feel a lot more ready for the thought of bringing a child into the world than I did ten years ago – when the thought was ‘shit, having a baby would be the worst thing that could happen to me right now’ – I’m now at the ‘if it happened, we could cope’, but not yet at ‘shit, NOT having a baby would be worst thing that could happen.’ I’m a godmother to a dear girl, the daughter of a friend from school, and an inveterate ‘knitting auntie’, knocking up hats, mittens, bootees and jackets for each new arrival. But actually a mum myself? No, not yet.

Part of the reason for my lack of enthusiasm for the baby project is a lack of understanding about how it might make me think and feel, anxiety about how it might change the very me-ness of me. Sure, there are also the massive practical considerations of work and lifestyle and cost (has anyone ever told you how shitty parental pay and leave are in the UK?) but at least there’s some support from the state, and we both have jobs and savings and four grandparents-in-waiting. We have friends who have done it and so can tell us ‘don’t worry, it’s perfectly normal’ and who wouldn’t mind being howled at down the phone at silly o’clock. The species needs to do it and, after all, all of us have already been through it, albeit on the other end of things.

But a big stumbling block to overcome before I take the plunge is to try and work out how this massive life-changing thing could affect me. Not just physically – though there is

Thank you so much to everyone who has already used the 'Buy me a Coffee' link below to support my online book reviews, general science and writing life articles. As it says below, my posts on the Popular Science website and here on my blog Now Appearing will always be free, but if you'd really like to help keep me going (and to avoid running intrusive adverts, which I hate) I've introduced a membership scheme that involves a small monthly contribution. There are three levels: Bronze - £1 a month (or £10 a year), like the individual coffee purchases, this will help me be able to dedicate the time to writing these posts and reviews, but makes it more secure. Silver - £3 a month (or £30 a year) - by moving up to a coffee a month, I'm adding in additional posts and messages just for silver and gold members, plus discounts on signed books. Membership also includes the option to suggest books for review. There will be still be as many free posts for all readers, but the...

Take it from a desktop publishing expert, InDesign is the best tool to develop your book into a polished final product.

If you’ve struggled with Microsoft Word, you'd know the pains of dealing with text styling, page sizing, page numbering, chapters, sections, image placement and so on. You’ll find InDesign to be much much (much) easier to work with. And it's often the better tool if you want your book to have a clean and professional look.

In this post, you'll find 50 of my favourite InDesign book templates, which you can download and start customizing today.

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Multipurpose InDesign Book Templates

1. Book Layout with Bold Typographic Accents

Make your words pop with this bold typographic style! This book template has an innovative layout that centers around photo backgrounds. In contrast, the text really stands out, making your words come to life.

2. Vintage Style Book Layout

The vintage book template to make any writer's dreams come true! Its look is classic and timeless yet versatile and unique. You can't go wrong with a choice like this one.

3. Blue Book Layout with Gothic Accents

A new take on the classic book template. Straightforward yet captivating, it is perfect for any story you want to tell. Let your readers dive into the blue of its layout.

4. B&W Book Layout with Typography Accents

Modern and sleek, this is one our favorite InDesign book templates. It has a simple yet impressive layout. Specifically, the picture placement and the headings really make work stand out.

5. Book Layout with Large Chapter Numbers

This visually stunning book template perfectly balances pictures and text. What really catches the eye are the large chapter numbers. It is a simple yet effective way to draw the reader's attention.

6. Book Layout with Purple Text Accents

The purple accents of this book template may s

Ned Vukovic’s Autobiography

Part One.

People who helped me in my career, believed in me and were my influences. This is the autobiography of my career.

This blog entry is dedicated to my beautiful daughters, Francesca Lily and Grace Elena.

I spend my life in a bed. The following is written with my eyes. This is my creative outlet. I thank Gwenyth Dobie for putting this on the Web.

I had a wonderful, satisfying career. Early in it, I vowed to be an artist. I feel that I fulfilled my ambition. I didn’t set the world alight, or ” make it”, in the conventional sense. But when I was a teenager, in an amateur show, I asked an older, sage, wise member of the cast, would I be a successful actor? He said prophetically, that I would work and be respected by my peers. I believe that I achieved that, in both London and Toronto. There were numerous people, who were instrumental in my career. This entry will be about them. They each had a profound effect on who I am now.

I’ve been earning my living from acting for the past 43 years. Although I was forced to leave the Theatre Department of the University of Victoria ten years ago, due to ALS, generously, the university has continued to pay me sickness benefit. This has been a tremendous help to my family and myself. I taught acting, so I can make such a claim.

It all started with my parents. I was brought up in a loving, stable environment. My father, Milos and my mum, Ljubica, were a great team. They were in love for over 60 years. Apparently, when I was a year old, my mum told me that I wouldn’t have any more breast-milk. I must have understood, because I never demanded it again. My folks were a constant in my life until I was middle-aged. They lived in Derby until the mid 70´s, then they moved to be with my sister in the former Yugoslavia. In 1980, my brother bought them a house in Kingston, Ontario, just around the corner from his house. Being with them was the main reaso