Peek Behind the Novel – Layer 7

WHERE WE LEFT OFF IN LAYER 6:

We compiled the novel into a Word document and named it “Manuscript from Scrivener”.   That’s where we now pick up with Layer 7.

This layer is another proofreading layer, but there is a little formatting we will do in this layer that I will go over below.  There is also a video at the end if you want to see me talk about it in a little more detail.

LAYER 7 – STEP ONECopy and paste the chapters into my eBook template. The purpose of this is so that I don’t have to redo all of my styles. It’s easier to just do a copy and paste.LAYER 7 – STEP TWO:Using the find feature, I go over all of the troublesome words in my list. I do this before I begin to proofread the story.I read only the sentence with each of the words and change them if needed.LAYER 7 –  STEP THREE:Change the Heading 1 formatting,  if neededI fix the normal and no-indent normal formatting throughout the entire book.I add in simple page breaks between chaptersLAYER 7 – STEP FOUR:I stylize any chapter headings or chapter timings.Using the find and replace feature (Control H), I replace *** with ❖❖❖❖.LAYER 7 – STEP SIX (OPTIONAL)Filled in my Main Character and Minor Character ListsLAYER 7 – STEP SEVEN:

Proofread the novel fully.  This time I focus on style and prose.  I do polishing in this layer of proofreading.

LAYER 7 – A QUICK VIDEO:

DO YOU NEED AN EBOOK WORD TEMPLATE?  Click below to download the template I use.  I stripped out all of my own information and you can fill in your own information.  It has all the extra pages.