A last minute crisis averted!
So, as I was reviewing the final FINAL print edit of The Human, I asked my husband (who doubles as my attorney), how I needed to credit the lyrics I’d used in my book – specifically, Merle Haggard’s,… Read More
I have a cover!
YOU GUYS! YOU GUYS!!! I HAVE A COVER!!!! Betsy did an amazing job on the art – I love love love it! Just what I wanted – she saw into my head perfectly! You can see her previous… Read More
The Digital Revolution
A couple of interesting things I’ve come across in the last month to do with self-publishing & eBooks sales: eBook Sales have tripled in the last year. – Which is fantastic news for all authors – well, those… Read More
My Origin’s Schedule
As I’ve posted before, I’ll be launching my first YA Lit novel, War of the Seasons: The Human at Origins Game Fair June 22nd-26th, 2011. One of the really exciting things I’ll get to do there is be… Read More
Concept art
I spoke with my cover artist, Betsy, today to see if she minded me posting her concept art for my cover. She said to go for it! So here goes, but please keep a few things in mind:… Read More
On book covers
Who knew that actually giving input on your book cover could be both FUN and ANXIETY ridden? Part of the reason that I want to go the self-publishing route is that I am a control enthusiast (or freak,… Read More
Final draft – complete!
Or should I say abandoned? 😉 I made my first deadline – my editor has my final draft, and I must say, it’s both exciting and terrifying. I know I could continue to edit and revise probably forever,… Read More
How do you…
…revise your manuscript’s final draft in a week and be happy with it? The answer is, you can’t – and I suspect the same would apply if I had a year to work on it. “Art is never… Read More
And then something awesome happened…
SO, I posted on on my previous entry that I had a goal publishing date of somewhere around the end of June or beginning of July so that I could have my book ready for Dragon*Con. Good plan,… Read More