How Does It Look Later?
I am proofreading the mass market version of my novel about the Copper Kings of Butte, The Richest Hill on Earth. The pocket edition will be out in November.
These later editions give me the chance to look at my work a year or two later, and assess the quality with a fresh perspective. When I finish a novel I am too close to it to judge its merit or its potential.
This one is holding up well. As I read it now, it seems fresh and absorbing. It got splendid reviews, including a starred Kirkus review, and it made the Kirkus list of best historical fiction for 2011.
The front sales page of the mass market edition is richly embroidered with good review quotes, and of course that heartens me. It is probably my last big novel, and I am grateful to end my writing career on a high note.
These later editions give me the chance to look at my work a year or two later, and assess the quality with a fresh perspective. When I finish a novel I am too close to it to judge its merit or its potential.
This one is holding up well. As I read it now, it seems fresh and absorbing. It got splendid reviews, including a starred Kirkus review, and it made the Kirkus list of best historical fiction for 2011.
The front sales page of the mass market edition is richly embroidered with good review quotes, and of course that heartens me. It is probably my last big novel, and I am grateful to end my writing career on a high note.
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