I have put a lot of blood sweat and tears into doing a great job for this audience. (humblemechanic.com)
After the blood sweat and tears of actually completing my book and the good fortune of having a close friend that is an amazing editor I made the soul searching decision to publish independently. (jensmithsick.com)
You spent two years writing that book and put your blood sweat and tears into it. (goodereader.com)