I don't use Lightroom, but I have had 8 or 10 books made by Blurb, and have been very happy with every one of them. Ditto for the recipients.
I have text ready for another book, just have to find the photo's for it, and it too, will be printed by Blurb.

I haven't tried out this feature yet (so many other things to learn with this camera) but my Olympus OM-D E-M1 mark 3 will take up to 60 frames per second.
The camera itself feels nice in hand, is a good size even for my rather large hands.
As well as a good size to take with me in handbag, camera bag, car, etc.
Bonus (at least for me): it takes two memory cards!

My way of dealing with all books of this kind for photography (or sewing, carpentry, or...... well, you name it!)
I flip through the book, reading a paragraph here and there.
After that, I use the book in two different ways:

1. If there is something I want to do, and am not quite sure how, I check the index and see if that "something" is discussed. Then read about it with camera in hand and try to follow and understand what it says. Also keep a pencil handy to make my own notes in the margins.
2. I'll take the book and flip through it till I see/read something that catches my attention and that I think I would like to try out. Again with a pencil handy.

It may not be the most economical use of time to learn things, but it works for me.

I am not in favour of using rice to dry anything. Oh yes, rice does take up moisture, however, rice can also be very dusty. Because of the dust, using it may solve one problem and cause another one.
I have been saving the little packets of dessicant that are packed with many items you buy these days. Before using them, put them in the oven at low heat (100 degrees F, 40 degrees C) for an hour or so to make sure there is no moisture left in them, then pack them with the item to be dried in a container and leave it overnight or longer.

While I do not use Photoshop myself (I use PSE), all the above sounds like a good reason to have a second file with duplicates of you photos, maybe on an external drive that is kept in a safe place.
At least that way, if something goes wrong, you still have a copy of the original.

Anytime you feel you're just wandering and not get to where you want to go, find a map.
Now, if you're wondering about something, you're at the right address here...

Sorry, just couldn't resist! (Blame this silliness on covid and being cooped up at home too long).

Don't worry about that Mark. As long as you don't start calling me names, I promise I won't take it as personal criticism. If I could not take criticism, I should remove myself from this forum.
It has not been very long that I have been shooting in raw. So far, I like what I have learned about it.
But as I said, one has to start somewhere... So much to learn, so little time.
Yes, I have taken a good number of poorly exposed photos, mostly photos of the grandkids - they're like quicksilver and don't give you time to think about camera settings before hitting the shutter release button.
For some of those photos I have been thankful for the possibility to save at least some of the photos.
Also, for now I am shooting raw+jpg. Grandkids want a copy of their picture and they want it now....
As to belittling certain aspects of photography, I hope to never be guilty of that. In the end, that would amount to belittling the photographer... I'd rather say something like: "you did this.... Why don't you try that next time and compare...."

One has to start somewhere using raw. Unfortunately I was not granted full knowledge of everything that can be done with a raw file, or in my case .orf
Gradually I will learn all that can be done. I'm retired, there is no boss waiting for me, housework does not complain if I let it wait (my husband sometimes does, at such times I'll invite him to do the dishes).
So, I just enjoy doing the things I know I can do with my camera, and take my time to learn everything else. If you saw my earlier message about Tony Philips' book you'll know that I am serious about learning, too.

That's what I like about shooting raw: I can make errors and somehow I can correct them in post....
I've not only had ISO at completely unsuitable numbers, but also had images turn out orange or green or... well you name it, because I forgot to re-set white balance after playing with it.
I don't have full PS, use PSE, but I think it is just as forgiving for these kind of errors as the full PS.

First: Apologies if this appears to be a duplicate. I had started a message, got called away from the computer and now can't find it back.

So, my resolution for this year: I have had the Olympus OM-D E-M1 for some time. Nice camera. Never learned all that can be done with it.
Recently I got the OM-D E-M1 mark 3. Even nicer camera. A lot more can be done with this camera than with the E-M1.
I ordered Tony Phillips' book for this camera, and printed it out. "Bound" it with a plastic spiral (I'm fortunate to have the hole puncher for these spirals), after I put 20+ pages throughout the book printed with just dotted lines, to make notes. Did the same for the handbook offered by Olympus on-line.
Right now I have two hefty volumes sitting on the couch, right beside where I always sit.
My resolution is that this coming year I will at least read all the pages in both volumes. Will take notes on a small notepad, and later on put them on the lined pages in the books.
I believe that with getting to know my camera better, I will also become a better photographer.
Oh, and from my spot on the couch I can take test-shots of squirrels, birds and occasionally a cat, through the window right across from me!

For "emergencies" I have a small Lumix-Panasonic DMC-SZ1 in my handbag.
I have also decided that I will not buy any more "gear" for at least the next 12 months.

Esther

If I had the space to set up a darkroom, I might very well be shooting film instead of digital today.
My Dad was a professional photographer. From about my age of 5 I was allowed to sit on a stool beside him in the darkroom, and very well remember the wonder of seeing the photo on a white "piece of paper" and then it was gone (in the enlarger). Then Dad took that plain piece of paper and dunked it in a tray of "water" - that's when the miracle began: the same picture I had seen on that piece of paper now came back in that tray. Dad kept a close eye on it and when he judged it dark enough, he took it out of that tray with a pair of tongs and put it in another tray of "water". If I remember correctly there was a third tray as well.
Years later, in my early teens, it became my task to put Dad's rubber stamp on the back of the photos and to sort them into numerical order, and if they were for different people, to sort them into stacks as well.
Not as much fun as seeing the photo develop, but still work that needed to be done.
While my boys were growing up, I just wouldn't have had the time to develop and print film, now that they're grown up and we have moved to a tiny apartment, I don't have the space!
Nor do I have a film camera now... But it's great to have all those memories.

I've got the E-m1 mark 3.
We're not going out now, except for absolute necessities, and one can take only so many photos of the flowerpots on the patio, what I have done with the camera, I like. I don't actually know how many lenses I have, should get them all together and count.
I also have the E-m1, I guess that would be mark 1 although nobody calls it that. I do like the mark 3 a lot better in comparison. I recently got the first part of Tony Phillips book for this camera, and am flipping through it and trying out different things with the book as a guide.
So far, absolutely no regrets laying out the money for the E-m1 mark 3.

As I've said before, I have the "V-700 Photo" scanner. It does allow for focusing. The scanner has two lenses: one is aimed at the top of the glass plate, where a photo would touch it. The other one is aimed a little bit higher to allow for the thickness of the slide frame.
I have also scanned many negatives with it. Some of these negatives being very old, most of them are curled. One is a picture of my husband when he was about 18 months old (he's almost 86 yrs old now!). To allow for the curling, I stopped at a picture framing shop, and bought a piece of non-glare glass, about 6 x 6 inches. I put a strip of packing tape over the edges, the kind of tape that looks like there are threads caught in it. I let the ends on two corners stick out about an inch or so, to have little handles to pick up the glass. It works beautifully when scanning negatives.

I have the V700 scanner. When I bought it (new) it was suggested to me to sell it, once I had all the images scanned that I wanted to scan. Several years ago now since I bought that V700 scanner. Sure glad I did not sell it after I was "finished" with it. Since it has been sitting on my desk it is in use almost daily for many more things than photos and slides.
The latest "need" for a scanner: Two grandkids, wanting to colour pictures. Being kids, naturally both wanted the same picture!! No problem, scan and printed the one they both wanted!
End result: two happy kids and two more pieces of art for Oma's treasure box!
For myself: a knitting pattern with the print so small that besides my reading glasses, I needed a magnifying glass to be able to read it. No problem, scan it and print it larger.
Like so many tools (and a scanner is nothing but a tool), once you have it you will find other uses for it besides the use it was intended for.

I don't use LR so cannot try this out, but if you navigate to File Explorer and find the picture in there, are the tags still visible? If so, you can search on those tags through File Explorer.