Lockwood #1 editing almost complete

The Screaming Staircase is officially almost done! I handed in the second draft shortly before Christmas, and since then have completed copyedits for both UK and US editions. They’re practically the same, but with a few minor vocabulary and grammatical changes for the US. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been creating a Glossary for the back of the book (to explain terms such as ‘ghost-lock’ ‘miasma’ and ‘chill’). I’ve still got to revise this, and check the UK/US proofs (which is the first time I see the text in its correct positioning on the page) - but then the book will basically be complete. Meanwhile, illustrators are working on the UK and US covers, and my German publishers have nearly finished their translation too. Oh, and I’ve seen the German cover, and it looks fantastic. In short… things are really hotting up…

Must be time for me to start planning Lockwood #2…