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PUBLISHING DIARY:  What to do after the oh-no second...  Euyep!  I messed up!  See, I completely finished my edits on the Beyond: Conversion this weekend and then started applying them to what I THOUGHT was the master edit copy.  However, not so much in reality.  So,...

PUBLISHING DIARY:  Gratitude, Gratitude, and Thank You!  (Currently editing chapter 22!)  Okay, this is way overdue,  but I've wanted to say this for awhile - "Thank you!" Thank you?  To whom?  Well, let's make a list, shall we?  I have an awesome wife who supports me...

PUBLISHING DIARY:  Awesomely editing awesome awesomeness!  (Status: editing chapter 4)  This post is going to be a little self-indicting because, as the title suggests, I don't always like what I find when I'm editing.  I am very grateful there is an editing step...

PUBLISHING DIARY:  Clearing the way, finishing book 10!  Yep, you read that right!  I have just finished the manuscript for Beyond: Ascension, the 3rd book in the Beyond series and the 10th I've written to date!  That's why the "PUBLISHING DIARY" has been taking a...

PUBLISHING DIARY:  The eBooks are out to the editors!  Consequently, that also means that the eBook is ready for me to edit!  So... I have reclaimed one of the tablets in the house and loaded everything up.  Also, I have some initial feedback on the cover, and it's...

PUBLISHING DIARY:  Converting to Audio and E-Book Enabling effective editing for me and for my gracious editors requires two steps - converting the manuscript to both a machine-read MP3 version and to a Kindle eBook. Now, for the first task, I use a program called...

PUBLISHING DIARY:  Cover Mock Up!   Okay, so here's the honest confession - I'm not a visual artist, duh.  However, over time I've developed a few skills with some visual editing programs (and I've had some great tutors - Kat Miller for one and Gen Whitmore for...

Ever wonder what it takes to actually publish a book from a completed manuscript to end product?  Well, I haven't completely cataloged the process (which I warn you is about two months long), but it could be pretty helpful for setting some realistic expectations if...