1. Have a formatting checklist That is the biggest mistake I did. I didn’t write a formatting checklist that included things like add the cover design/ stockphoto credits. As a result, I had to reupload Exile 3 times. 2. Once you have hit published, you cannot fix things in the e-book. Which means you’ll have […]
Let me just say that healthwise this week sucked. It began on Wednesday when I had to cancel a work related conference since I had a sore throat. Then on Friday, my leg began hurting. According to Dad I have a pinched nerve in my lower back. In other words, my body didn’t like my […]
I had a great time in Dublin. I went to the Pseudonym panel, the Peaceful Science Fiction panel, the Celtic Gods panel, a panel about Cover art, and Catie’s party. All of them were interesting, and the moderators did a great job even if the panels went off topic occasionally. Especially the Celtic gods panel. […]
I had planned to wait for a couple of days before uploading it, but in the end I decided not to. I did the final read through and ran a spell check this morning, before I uploaded it to Publit. It is available at my bookstore and Kobo for free, and at other stores for […]
The proofread manuscript arrived in my inbox last night/ early this morning, so I have spent the morning proofreading Exile, and fixing the issues that Lillian had found. Then I spent the afternoon fixing the formatting. 🙂 There are some final touches needed, like adding the cover, a link to my newsletter, etc. But I […]
For the next two weeks, I’m on vacation from the day job. Not that I plan to have calm days, though. I’ll travel a lot. It begins tomorrow when I am going to the West Coast to see family of various kinds, and Thirzah. It will be so much fun! *glee* Then I am home […]
I finally found a font that I liked a couple of days ago, so I finalized the cover for Exile this morning. ( I had originally planned to use the font that is on the cover of Daughter of the Dark but it didn’t feel right for Exile.) I am really happy with the cover. […]
Yesterday evening, I finished the edits. Yay! Now I am going to send it to a beta reader ( I haven’t decided who, yet), while I query copy editors. While Daughter of the Dark is being read by someone else, I’m moving on to the next project. Which is writing Frosthold in longhand. Why? Because […]
For a number of reasons, I had to go to our summer cottage this weekend. While waiting for mum to pick me up at the closest train station, I noticed that the bookstore had a back to school deal: Buy 5 things on the table for 12 dollar. I promptly bought two A5 notebooks, one […]
It is less than a month left to Shamrokon, and I am on panels! I even know some of the other panelists. 🙂 Self Publishing: Career Progression Post Publishing Saturday 21:00 – 22:00, E. Room 1/2 (Double Tree by Hilton Dublin Burlington Road) “Next Steps in Self Publishing” You’ve written the novel, designed a fantastic […]