Mari Collier's Blog - Posts Tagged "publishing-editing-reviewing"
Publishing A Book
It’s finally happened. My latest novel is published. dMon Publishing, LLC, a small press company accepted Earthbound. I did not realize it would be such a long time; nor that it would be so intense.. Janie Monares, the editor, kept feeding me reviewed chapters to edit and review. It was a totally new experience and took up a great deal of my writing. Each time a new chapter or two would arrive, I had to convince myself that this was writing time and drag myself away from the story I was already immersed in writing.
After the edits/reviews were done there was one more step. The publisher sent me the print proof copy by express mail. I had just spent months doing edits and reviews over all fifty-nine chapters in the book. This meant I had to read everyone again. I think I had it memorized by the time I finished, but I am so thankful for that process. There were about three small errors, but somehow a stray sentence was there. By reviewing it, the sentence was eliminated. Someone had told me if I was lucky enough to find an editor like Janie Monares, to follow every suggestion made. I did. I can’t thank her enough for all the time and effort she put into making Earthbound possible.
Some of the stories I started during that time are in the saved file. My blogs were few or based on items I had stored away in my Personal File for my family if some day they wanted to share those experiences. Thanks to all for your kind words during those months.
Like all authors, the next one is in the process of being written. Mine seems to be different from most. They write their stories and are satisfied with the third or fourth draft. I am not, at least not with my writing. When I write, I am in the world of my characters. I see them. I hear them speaking and the timbre of their voices. I see their clothes and smell the odors that surround them. I’ll even write down their history as they tell it to me. Later I need to return and put those sentences in my notes. If I realize what they are doing, the family history enters the notes before it hits the pages of the story. When I type those it’s like auto typing and the basic story is down and done, but it is not in any form to submit to anyone.
Once when reading about Rudyard Kipling, I read that he felt all stories should be set aside for two years before returning to do the polishing. The setting aside has been a good policy for me. That means when I return, I can be more objective. I’ve cut out entire chapters. A few times instead of deleting the chapter, it will be saved as a “future” chapter for that person.
If anyone is interested in Earthbound, Volume 1, here is the Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Earthbound-Volu...
After the edits/reviews were done there was one more step. The publisher sent me the print proof copy by express mail. I had just spent months doing edits and reviews over all fifty-nine chapters in the book. This meant I had to read everyone again. I think I had it memorized by the time I finished, but I am so thankful for that process. There were about three small errors, but somehow a stray sentence was there. By reviewing it, the sentence was eliminated. Someone had told me if I was lucky enough to find an editor like Janie Monares, to follow every suggestion made. I did. I can’t thank her enough for all the time and effort she put into making Earthbound possible.
Some of the stories I started during that time are in the saved file. My blogs were few or based on items I had stored away in my Personal File for my family if some day they wanted to share those experiences. Thanks to all for your kind words during those months.
Like all authors, the next one is in the process of being written. Mine seems to be different from most. They write their stories and are satisfied with the third or fourth draft. I am not, at least not with my writing. When I write, I am in the world of my characters. I see them. I hear them speaking and the timbre of their voices. I see their clothes and smell the odors that surround them. I’ll even write down their history as they tell it to me. Later I need to return and put those sentences in my notes. If I realize what they are doing, the family history enters the notes before it hits the pages of the story. When I type those it’s like auto typing and the basic story is down and done, but it is not in any form to submit to anyone.
Once when reading about Rudyard Kipling, I read that he felt all stories should be set aside for two years before returning to do the polishing. The setting aside has been a good policy for me. That means when I return, I can be more objective. I’ve cut out entire chapters. A few times instead of deleting the chapter, it will be saved as a “future” chapter for that person.
If anyone is interested in Earthbound, Volume 1, here is the Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Earthbound-Volu...
