Author - Release Thy Book

Good morning and welcome to Thursday Thoughts. What are we talking about today? The reluctant to release their book author. Do you know anyone like this?
We’ve all met someone like this. Their book has been edited, taking far longer than most do to go through edits because they’re asking if this sentence or that needs to be reworded, even though it’s perfectly fine. They’ll question every comma, period, question mark. This individual will wonder if they should add more chapters, so the reader understands the characters motivations.
Once you finally get them through editing, the individual in charge of ensuring this book is released in a timely manner sends the book off to be proofread. This person is hoping for a break, as they usually have several other authors they must tend to, but the insecure author will be emailing them many times a day, always asking if they should remove this sentence or do some more revisions.
Finally, the author is ready to go over their book one more time. They ignore the stricture that they can only make corrections for incorrect or misspelled words and incorrect or missing punctuation. They don’t think this rule applies to them, since they have this long list they’ve taken from their edited book they feel absolutely has to be changed.
After going through several rounds of corrections, where the person guiding this author toward publication is ready to throw in the towel, the book is being set up to be added to the queue for upload. The author is told there can be no more corrections. Alas, this author has a meltdown and demands they be allowed to make these very important changes in the attachment, or their book will never sell. Said attachment contains fifteen to twenty pages of changes, all of them items that have already been honed to perfection many times.
This is the point where the beleaguered individual handling this person’s book reaches meltdown. They’ve sent the book to the queue. It’s due to be released within hours. What they’ve just received will take them a lot longer than that to accomplish. The conundrum is huge, but there is a solution…
AUTHOR – RELEASE THY BOOK!
It’s really that simple. Let go of the book. You’ve done everything humanly possible to ensure your book is ready for the reading public. Instead of looking for more mistakes, put your attention into promotion for your release. Start talking up your book. Get fan interest. And you should also begin your next book, which will soon consume all of your attention and you’re no longer worried about the one that’s a pending release.



About K.C. Sprayberry
Born and raised in Southern California’s Los Angeles basin, K.C. Sprayberry spent years traveling the United States and Europe while in the Air Force before settling in northwest Georgia. A new empty nester with her husband of more than twenty years, she spends her days figuring out new ways to torment her
She’s a multi-genre author who comes up with ideas from the strangest sources. Those who know her best will tell you that nothing is safe or sacred when she is observing real life. In fact, she considers any situation she witnesses as fair characters and coming up with innovative tales from the South and beyond. game when plotting a new story.

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