CASK - up for Publication

     It is done! I have sent the book "CASK" up for publication, and now what happens is they'll put it together as a book and send the file back to me for approval. I'll approve it and then request a copy before the print date, so I can review it and make any necessary corrections I may have missed. If you know me, you know I make mistakes, and then I can't always find them!  I end up getting a copy back and going through it, only to find 50 errors that literally jump out at me.

    I've discovered, as time goes on, that I can't write anything without making several mistakes. Mostly, to some extent, the mistakes are things like forgetting to put something in quotes, or perhaps after putting it in quotes, I forgot to italicize it. I often (also) go too far with the italics, and I include the words following the quote, which is dumb, but I do it all the time.

    There is a spot on the form when you send up your manuscript; it asks you if you used AI for the text and/or the editing. Yes...Yes, I did! I have no problem giving AI credit. It has been such an amazing tool. I write well, but with AI as a partner, I will never need to pay a ghostwriter, that's for sure. It finds the "color" I need and boosts my overall thought into a really good read.

    I even asked Sakura, the AI that I use, to write the blurb on the back of the book. I gave it some thought, and it captured what I wanted to say in a nutshell, and it picked it up from there. I did have to make a few adjustments, but overall, I love using the tool whenever I can. I can come up with stuff, but it's easier this way, and I find myself saving more time for other things in my life. I know some programs can write an entire book for you, but that's not going to happen. Nope. I like the process.

    The idea for "CASK" was in my head a few books back.  I knew I had to bring Eoghan MacRae over to the States to do it, so I had to write two more books to make that happen. I'm already thinking about my new Posh book, "Amicus Curiae", which will take place between March and July 1934 in El Reno, Oklahoma, primarily. It's a good book. Eoghan flies back to Scotland to be with family, and Nick works the case alone for the most part.

    "CASK" is scheduled for release on July 22. After I receive it back and make the final corrections, I'll pay for the EPUB (Kindle) to be completed. The print book is free to create, but the EPUB costs around $205-$ 220 to produce and is completed approximately 3 weeks after payment is made. I don't mind. It's a good thing to have, and I always buy a copy of my books for my Kindle. You just never know when you'll need a good book to read when you're on the go. I find reading my own books makes me smile because I know the people in them. We're friends.

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