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My first PROOF of "Time Lost" will arrive at the end of February. It takes a little time to cross the big lake. And then I'll proof it, and if there aren't any changes, it'll go to press. I figure it will be out in March on Amazon. It'll be out sooner through Kindle, of course.
That some good advice. I would also like to add something that helps me: If you can read through it like a reader without changing an entire plot and sentences, you're done:)
Groovy wrote: "That some good advice. I would also like to add something that helps me: If you can read through it like a reader without changing an entire plot and sentences, you're done:)"yes, the is really good!
It's nearly exactly what I do (except I do it all on my laptop), but I haven't read an entire manuscript out loud. I do read dialogue out loud sometimes, because I'm a notoriously clunky dialogue writer. Might try the whole manuscript next time.
What I do on the final read-through. Just before I send it to CreateSpace, I make a read-through for any last bits. I see it on the computer so many times, I really don't see it. When I get my proof, it all comes out. For some strange reason, when I see it in print, it takes on a whole new dimension, as if I just bought the book off the newsstand. I see a lot of mistakes or rewrites. I note the errors and make the correction in the final proof. And that isn't the end either. Sometimes I get emails from people telling me about an error. It never stops. Writing is a lot of fun, but you've gotta have patience. A lot of it. As a friend of mines said, it isn't done until it's done.
I find that the issue with proofreading your own stuff is that you read what you think you wrote, not necessarily what you actually wrote.
Some argue that the story is never done and perfection has no limit, but after so many rounds, you just need to let go -:)
Nearly done on my latest - just uploaded to KDP - won't go and hit publish yet. Need another read through but I want it gone - have other stories to write.
Let's face it, it's never done. I'm on my last book "The Wish." Every time I look at it, I see something I want to add or correct. My Beta-Reads have given my thumbs up on it, and should be published. You're absolutely correct, Leonie, Nik, and Philip, there is a time to cut the cord, no matter how good or bad it is.
http://www.sfwa.org/2017/01/know-done...
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