Monday, August 31, 2009
The end of the beginning,
or the beginning of the end?
If all goes well, I'll finish indexing my book and do a final check tonight, upload to the printer tomorrow, get a proof on Friday, approve it, and books should be available on Amazon next weekend.
However, if I find a HOLD-THE-PRESSES error in the proof, it will add another week.
My first self-pubbed book took seven generations of proofs. I hope to do this book with just three.
I know the book won't be perfect. No book is perfect. But, if a writer strives for perfection, the book never gets published. At some point a writer just has to say, "enough!"
However, that earlier book took 51 years from conception to completion, and this one took less than eight months. I'm getting faster, and -- I hope -- getting better.
However, if I find a HOLD-THE-PRESSES error in the proof, it will add another week.
My first self-pubbed book took seven generations of proofs. I hope to do this book with just three.
I know the book won't be perfect. No book is perfect. But, if a writer strives for perfection, the book never gets published. At some point a writer just has to say, "enough!"
However, that earlier book took 51 years from conception to completion, and this one took less than eight months. I'm getting faster, and -- I hope -- getting better.
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