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My Least Favorite Part of the Publication Process?
The final, FINAL, right-before-you-hit-the-publish-button proofread of the paperback file and ebook files. The formatting check. The is-that-centered-text-not-centered-on-my-Kindle-or-have-I-gone-blind...
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Draft of THE TWO Finished, Off to Editor
After a vacation day from work which had my butt in a chair writing from 8:00 AM until 4:42 PM (only stopping to do one load of laundry and eat an apple and a microwave burrito) this draft of THE TWO...
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Book Two Progress as of May 5
First the good news: I think the editing process for this book is only going to consist of three rounds. In an earlier post I’d guessed five. The first half of round 2 is complete, so we’re halfway...
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On My Birthday
I had the day off work. My three-year-old let me sleep past nine. We didn’t get dressed ’til 10:30. We watched almost an entire season of Adventure Time then wrestled on the floor. He did a cannonball...
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Four Q&As about my WIP
Janna G. Noelle has requested I participate in her four-question quiz about my current work-in-progress, THE TWO, which will be published in a couple months. Like most of her blog, these questions...
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Book Two Progress as of June 24
I cut 8,276 words. You can thank me later, because it was a lot of crap NO ONE SHOULD EVER READ. And that’s after I added a whole new scene of about 500 words. So I actually cut more than that. Like,...
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Book Two Progress as of July 14
Can I say I’m feeling a bit excited about releasing this book? Maybe. Just maybe… That final polishing I said would take a week ended up taking three. But it’s worth it. Some of these changes have...
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TOATM Update – November 21
Last night I hit page 248 in my edit of the already written 370 pages (up from 366) of THE OAK AND THE MOON. This is the cleanest draft I’ve written. It won’t need the two hundred revisions book one...
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The Bad, the Good, and the Extra Good
The bad: copy editing for THE OAK AND THE MOON won’t begin until mid-July. It can’t be helped. Editors are busy. The good: I have two extra months to make this book Extra Good. That’s capitalized...
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TOATM Update – June 10
Readaloud is complete. Conclusion: the last three chapters need to be reworked. I’m taking tonight off, but I get back on it tomorrow. I’ve completed the first round of revisions and I’m now on the...
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Author Interview on Indie Author Land
Head over to Indie Author Land for my author interview that went live today. And while you’re there, be sure to check out their other interviews and the page of free and discounted books. You might...
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