G.J. Stevens's Blog, page 8
June 15, 2023
MY PUBLISHING JOURNEY – LAY IT OUT
WORK IN PROGRESS It feels like I’ve been editing THEIR RIGHT TO VENGEANCE forever now, so much so I had to look back over this blog to see when I started. It turns out it’s been less than three months. I’m now about halfway through this editing run whereby I’m effectively doing two runs in […]
June 8, 2023
MY PUBLISHING JOURNEY – COMIC
After an amazing weekend away with my wife for my birthday, it’s back to normality. Bath is such a great city with plenty to do during the day and loads of great bars for the evening. My day job seems to have gone crazy and I feel like I’ve lost a bit of time on […]
June 1, 2023
MY PUBLISHING JOURNEY – TAKING STOCK
EVENTS Devizes turned out to be a great event. I didn’t make quite as much as the last time I was there but it was on a par. OPERATION DAWN WOLF, STOPPING POWER and FATE’S AMBITION sold really well and I even sold my first dyslexia friendly book to a woman who loved the format […]
May 25, 2023
MY PUBLISHING JOURNEY – BIRTHDAY SALE
WORK IN PROGRESS Things have sped up on the second major revision read through of THEIR RIGHT TO VENGEANCE as I’ve covered well over 10% of the manuscript in a week, doing two reviews at once to hopefully end up with a high quality manuscript at the end ready for processing through ProWritingAid. Other than […]
May 18, 2023
MY PUBLISHING JOURNEY – EXPERT
WORK IN PROGRESS Yesterday saw a major milestone hit for THEIR RIGHT TO VENGEANCE as I completed the first revision and I’m straight back into the new editing pass. I’m hoping this one will be much quicker but after already having completed the first chapter, I’m not so sure. However, it is what it is! […]
May 11, 2023
MY PUBLISHING JOURNEY – ANOTHER RELEASE DAY
NEW RELEASE YOUR BOOK WON’T SELL ITSELF is out today! https://mybook.to/sellitself Here’s the blurb! A helpful guide for authors, whether established or just starting out. Despite writing and publishing eight novels, two novellas and an array of short stories over ten years, I still remember how daunting it was to start with a blank page. […]
May 4, 2023
MY PUBLISHING JOURNEY – THE FOLLOWING
YOUR BOOK WON’T SELL ITSELF The proof came last Friday and within an hour I’d dealt with a load of formatting issues I hadn’t spotted during the last check on the screen and with my wife completing the proofread the same day I had the new manuscript uploaded and author copies ordered on Saturday whilst […]
April 27, 2023
MY PUBLISHING JOURNEY – ARC TIME
WORK IN PROGRESS With my publishing book back from the editor I had the updates and formatting set within a couple of days then finalised the cover, created an index, which I’ve finally figured out an easy way to do, and now I have an uncorrected proof for delivery tomorrow whilst my wife proof reads […]
April 20, 2023
MY PUBLISHING JOURNEY – FOCUS
EVENTS Last week I was at Witney in Oxfordshire at a craft fair hosted in the Corn Exchange. One of the great things about Witney is the parking is free, so along with the lower end price of the space at the event, my costs were low. The day started quietly and it was an […]
April 13, 2023
MY PUBLISHING JOURNEY – FLUKE
WORK IN PROGRESS I approved the audio for OUT OF THE BLUE over the weekend so it won’t be long before I can start promoting the two audio shorts. I’m going to distribute wide and put them on sale for £1.99/$1.99c where I have control, whilst places like Audible will choose their own pricing. Over […]
