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July 29, 2017
#Editing 13: Print After Ebook?
Paperback - soon to be available
Pilgrims of the Pool is finished - except for the paperback.
The ebook edition has been out about ten days, and many thanks to all my readers who have re-Tweeted, shared my Facebook announcement, and even bought a copy. I do appreciate the help to get it noticed. As expected, one of the responses has been Where's the print version?
Mainstream publishers
Pilgrims of the Pool is finished - except for the paperback.
The ebook edition has been out about ten days, and many thanks to all my readers who have re-Tweeted, shared my Facebook announcement, and even bought a copy. I do appreciate the help to get it noticed. As expected, one of the responses has been Where's the print version?
Mainstream publishers
July 18, 2017
#Editing 12: Pilgrims of the Pool - eBook Launch!
Pilgrims of the Pool is finished. And it is launch day! Yay!
Yes, finally, after much editing tribulation, Book 3 in the Torc of Moonlight trilogy has winged its way into the ether and is now available for download as an ebook at a launch discount. Get it while you can.
History lies mere inches beneath our feet.
Nick Blaketon leaves Durham to free Alice from the Celtic deity holding her prisoner at the Pool, echoing pilgrims who tread the route 900 years before seeking a fabled spring where an angel-woman cures all ills.
Alice is overjoyed to be reunited with Nick, but she is not the Alice he remembers. As is the land, she is transforming, and he feels caught between betrayals.
When her presence at the Pool is jeopardised by a hydraulic fracturing operation and the conservationists opposing it, Nick cannot walk away. But do the pilgrims pose a greater threat? What knowledge, handed down the generations, are the current landowners hiding?
As Time intersects, has Nick faith enough to change events in a mediaeval past of hallowed saints and conjured demons, or has Alice’s power to heal initiated her own demise?
Print will follow in due course. Why? That's for another blog post.
Yes, finally, after much editing tribulation, Book 3 in the Torc of Moonlight trilogy has winged its way into the ether and is now available for download as an ebook at a launch discount. Get it while you can.
History lies mere inches beneath our feet.
Nick Blaketon leaves Durham to free Alice from the Celtic deity holding her prisoner at the Pool, echoing pilgrims who tread the route 900 years before seeking a fabled spring where an angel-woman cures all ills.
Alice is overjoyed to be reunited with Nick, but she is not the Alice he remembers. As is the land, she is transforming, and he feels caught between betrayals.
When her presence at the Pool is jeopardised by a hydraulic fracturing operation and the conservationists opposing it, Nick cannot walk away. But do the pilgrims pose a greater threat? What knowledge, handed down the generations, are the current landowners hiding?
As Time intersects, has Nick faith enough to change events in a mediaeval past of hallowed saints and conjured demons, or has Alice’s power to heal initiated her own demise?
Print will follow in due course. Why? That's for another blog post.
July 8, 2017
Book Promotion: Newsletter Subscribers
Pilgrims of the Pool is ready for formatting, except…it's not the only job in hand.
I tip my hat to those who can look at a calendar and mark the week research will end, writing will begin and end, first round editing will take place, and beta copies will be emailed. And all the rest that happens in between. I only wish I worked to that precision. It would make life so much less stressful. For
I tip my hat to those who can look at a calendar and mark the week research will end, writing will begin and end, first round editing will take place, and beta copies will be emailed. And all the rest that happens in between. I only wish I worked to that precision. It would make life so much less stressful. For
June 25, 2017
#Editing-11 – Scales Falling From My Eyes
Pilgrims of the Pool is finished. Except… it nearly is
finished!
Last week’s post centred on my concern over a holiday
interrupting the editing. I take it all back. I might even plan one to coincide
with the final round of edits of the next novel. Yes, distance really does help
to remove the scales from our eyes. For me it has proved better than letting the typescript
rest in a drawer; in a
finished!
Last week’s post centred on my concern over a holiday
interrupting the editing. I take it all back. I might even plan one to coincide
with the final round of edits of the next novel. Yes, distance really does help
to remove the scales from our eyes. For me it has proved better than letting the typescript
rest in a drawer; in a
June 16, 2017
#Editing-10A: Er… Scheduling Hiccup
Pilgrims of the Pool is finished. Except it’s not… because I’ve been on holiday.
Was this a good plan? Obviously not, though it seemed to be when the
holiday was booked back at the beginning of the year. A few members of
Hornsea Writers, the support group I belong to, had marked their
respective cards to “have summer off” and mine was supposed to start at
the beginning of June. Best laid
Was this a good plan? Obviously not, though it seemed to be when the
holiday was booked back at the beginning of the year. A few members of
Hornsea Writers, the support group I belong to, had marked their
respective cards to “have summer off” and mine was supposed to start at
the beginning of June. Best laid
June 2, 2017
Editing-10: Polishing the Novel
Pilgrims of the Pool is finished. Except it’s not.
I’ve
been pleasantly surprised by the number of page reads this series of
posts has gathered. Readers who have been with me from the first will
realise I am now into dancing mode. It feels like it – two steps
forward, one step back. As part of the editing process, last week I needed to Write in a Circle.
Well, the opening chapters have
I’ve
been pleasantly surprised by the number of page reads this series of
posts has gathered. Readers who have been with me from the first will
realise I am now into dancing mode. It feels like it – two steps
forward, one step back. As part of the editing process, last week I needed to Write in a Circle.
Well, the opening chapters have
May 26, 2017
#Editing 9: Writing a novel in a Circle
Pilgrims of the Pool is finished. Except it's not.
How many editing run-throughs does a novel need? It depends on how much of a perfectionist the author is. And I'm definitely a tweak & fiddle writer. Should I be? Or should I be to the extent I am?
Probably not to the extent I am as inevitably it becomes time-counterproductive. However, whenever I read a novel - mainstream or indie - and
How many editing run-throughs does a novel need? It depends on how much of a perfectionist the author is. And I'm definitely a tweak & fiddle writer. Should I be? Or should I be to the extent I am?
Probably not to the extent I am as inevitably it becomes time-counterproductive. However, whenever I read a novel - mainstream or indie - and
May 19, 2017
3 #InstaFreebie Promos and Automated Newsletters
At the beginning of April [see HERE] I mentioned I’d joined Instafreebie in an attempt to increase my Newsletter subscribers prior to the launch of Pilgrims of the Pool, the final book in the Torc of Moonlight trilogy.
So how has it gone? Better than expected. I joined various group promotions – I am involved with three this month (see below for links) - and they’ve given the best results. To
So how has it gone? Better than expected. I joined various group promotions – I am involved with three this month (see below for links) - and they’ve given the best results. To
May 12, 2017
#Editing 8: Beyond Beta Readers
Pilgrims of the Pool is finished. Except it's not.
Beta Reader reports are in. Now is the time for a sustaining breath (or a strong coffee, or a stiff drink) and a study of the comments in as detached a manner as possible.
There's a glitch in the structure? [Check other readers' comments to see if the same has been mentioned.] A character has been given point-of-view prominence close to
Beta Reader reports are in. Now is the time for a sustaining breath (or a strong coffee, or a stiff drink) and a study of the comments in as detached a manner as possible.
There's a glitch in the structure? [Check other readers' comments to see if the same has been mentioned.] A character has been given point-of-view prominence close to
May 6, 2017
#Editing 7: Metadata
Pilgrims of the Pool is finished. Except it's not.
But it is coming along. As expected, the digital file is still with its beta readers, and this respite gives me an opportunity to fine-tune its metadata so it will be ready for upload. What, exactly, is metadata?Metadata is all the background information attached to an ebook, but not a physical part the text. An e-retailer uses it to store
But it is coming along. As expected, the digital file is still with its beta readers, and this respite gives me an opportunity to fine-tune its metadata so it will be ready for upload. What, exactly, is metadata?Metadata is all the background information attached to an ebook, but not a physical part the text. An e-retailer uses it to store
