Eva Pasco's Blog - Posts Tagged "final-proof"
One Step Further along the WRITE Direction
Having previously alluded to the 8-plus-year journey of writing my second novel in the genre of Women’s Fiction, I’m one step further along the WRITE direction in 2016:
March 31st - Submitted AN ENLIGHTENING QUICHE for publication.
May 13th – Received the first electronic galley proof to read, revise, and edit.
May 31st - Submitted the first proof along with an accompanying master correction list of 93 edits.
June 24th - Received the second electronic galley proof to pour through.
June 27th – Submitted the second proof along with an accompanying master correction list of 9 edits.
July 27th – Received the third electronic galley proof, and thus far, have come across 5 minor “hyphen” bugaboos.
Mind you, all of my edits are minor and more than likely unnoticeable.
Yet, to the exclusion of much else, I intend to hunker down until I read the entire document with the magnifying lens of an editor’s third eye. Far from perfect, I’m undaunted in affecting the obsessive compulsiveness of Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth, exorcising my pangs of conscience:
“Out, damn'd spot! Out, I say!”
March 31st - Submitted AN ENLIGHTENING QUICHE for publication.
May 13th – Received the first electronic galley proof to read, revise, and edit.
May 31st - Submitted the first proof along with an accompanying master correction list of 93 edits.
June 24th - Received the second electronic galley proof to pour through.
June 27th – Submitted the second proof along with an accompanying master correction list of 9 edits.
July 27th – Received the third electronic galley proof, and thus far, have come across 5 minor “hyphen” bugaboos.
Mind you, all of my edits are minor and more than likely unnoticeable.
Yet, to the exclusion of much else, I intend to hunker down until I read the entire document with the magnifying lens of an editor’s third eye. Far from perfect, I’m undaunted in affecting the obsessive compulsiveness of Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth, exorcising my pangs of conscience:
“Out, damn'd spot! Out, I say!”
My Last WRITES
Ave mundi spes Maria, ave mitis, ave pia, ave plena gratia--the reverberating Latin lyrics from a Gregorian chant accompany my adieu as I conduct the third and last read-through of the final eProof for my upcoming Women’s Fiction novel, ,An Enlightening Quiche.'
A perfectionist who has never claimed holier-than-thou status, “My Last WRITES” is a euphemistic blog title at this stage of production. Meaning, any picayune peccadillo pertaining to punctuation or hyphenation will remain intact posthumously for all eternity. Even though I’ve unearthed a case scenario for a comma being neither here nor there, I will not hold up publication for two weeks just because I’d feel better if the correction team removed a comma after “plaid” in this sentence:
I placed all of my eggs in one basket, ultimately basing my decision on an opinion rendered by the man clad in a plaid, flannel shirt.
Anticipating the final send-off, and a waiting period of approximately four weeks for eBook and Print conversions, I’ll soon send out an open invitation on social media asking for a few volunteers to read the PDF file and write a review ready for posting at Amazon on the date of my book release.
Meantime, in support of kindred indie authors, I’m reading and reviewing books written by those I’ve befriended or interact with in my groups at Facebook. Likewise, I’m hitting the “like” button, commenting, and even better—sharing posts on my wall to celebrate a cover reveal, new release, author interview, book review, giveaway, or other milestone event.
To all other indie authors immersed in the proofing process, may you minister the last WRITES through pragmatic editing short of overkill.
A perfectionist who has never claimed holier-than-thou status, “My Last WRITES” is a euphemistic blog title at this stage of production. Meaning, any picayune peccadillo pertaining to punctuation or hyphenation will remain intact posthumously for all eternity. Even though I’ve unearthed a case scenario for a comma being neither here nor there, I will not hold up publication for two weeks just because I’d feel better if the correction team removed a comma after “plaid” in this sentence:
I placed all of my eggs in one basket, ultimately basing my decision on an opinion rendered by the man clad in a plaid, flannel shirt.
Anticipating the final send-off, and a waiting period of approximately four weeks for eBook and Print conversions, I’ll soon send out an open invitation on social media asking for a few volunteers to read the PDF file and write a review ready for posting at Amazon on the date of my book release.
Meantime, in support of kindred indie authors, I’m reading and reviewing books written by those I’ve befriended or interact with in my groups at Facebook. Likewise, I’m hitting the “like” button, commenting, and even better—sharing posts on my wall to celebrate a cover reveal, new release, author interview, book review, giveaway, or other milestone event.
To all other indie authors immersed in the proofing process, may you minister the last WRITES through pragmatic editing short of overkill.
