It’s getting difficult to name these weekly update posts. Perhaps I should just start calling them all “Weekly Update” with a date! Anyway … another week has gone by. Book one: progress has been made towards publishing. I now have a cover, and I’m in the final process of sorting …
This week, I’ve had one of those weeks where I seem to have been super busy but got nothing done. Publishing book one is moving forward. Having attempted to design a cover with my husband, we’ve decided we’re not up to the job, and I have ordered one instead. We …
Today I’m guest posting over at betabooks.co. Andrew Burleson, who runs beta books, kindly asked me to go over and chat about beta reading and critique exchanges for novel writers. To check out my interview, click here. Beta Books is a new website for beta reading that allow writers to …
This week I’ve been working on the next steps needed to bring Book One closer to publication. I had decided that if I could include a map it would be a good idea. But my own art skills are decidedly lacking. So I played around with the online map software …
This week I’ve been putting the finishing touches to the basic formatting on Book One. My front and back matter is now drafted. And I’ve had a skim through to check it looks reasonable on the screen. It was a good thing I did because I spotted that I had …
This week I’ve been mostly concentrating on formatting my novel. To be honest, it’s not been as horrendous as I thought it would be. But then I suppose I’ve been using Microsoft Word for years, even if I haven’t specifically been formatting books. Anyway, I’ve had a helping hand in …
I’m pleased to announce that I now have a completed book one manuscript, yay! So, now I’m moving towards self-publication. It’s going to be a bit of a learning process this first time around. As part of that process, I’ve made some updates to my blog, so that it now …