It appears I’ve maintained
blog silence this summer, though I did keep up the blog on my website. There
are only so many hours in the day.
I received the beta
readers’ comments early in the summer and diligently worked for weeks
addressing their concerns/corrections/additions to the manuscript. When that
was done, I went through and edited more. When I couldn’t look at it again, I gave
it to my second beta reader. She went through with a fine-tooth comb and found
a few more issues, and she also gave me areas that I could flesh out more.
After working in her suggestions, I went through the manuscript again. It was
at that point that I gave the book to my husband to read. He spent all day
Sunday reading, marking little things. A couple of typos, a couple of missing
words, and suggested I explain why the government and utility companies were
pointing fingers at each other. Excellent suggestion.
I was pretty stressed out
that day. I am so close to publishing, but thought what if he finds a major problem
that will take weeks to work out?
The stress released when
he put it down and said, “Well, you’ve done it again. It’s a page turner.”
On Monday I finished my
Author’s note, the front matter is ready, and I sent the cover text files and
photo off to a graphic artist. (She loves the photo).
The Death of Cassie White is almost ready to launch. It will be a
bittersweet moment. I’ll be glad to have the book done, but sad to not spend
more time with Caitlyn, Ethan and the rest of the gang—at least not until next
time.
No comments:
Post a Comment