Thought I'd try something different.
Apparently on Createspace.com you can post a preview of a piece you are working on. So I've posted the first one and a half chapters of a new novel. It's tentatively called The Butterflies of Novjaro, but that might actually become the series title. Anyway, here's the link to the first bits. The post is a rough first draft but you can give it a rating if you are intrigued.
Go here: http://www.createspace.com/Preview/1123254
That's it for now.
Monday, April 15, 2013
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Tale Of The Music-Thief finally emerges. Spelling errors optional. Or not.
So, for ever now, I've been meaning and trying to get my first book - self-published - out the door and on the digital shelves. That time has finally come. But, it's been a bit frustrating. My biggest issue? Spelling errors. Yeah, you'd think in this digital age there'd be no spelling errors left. I am here to tell you, however, that they manage to sneak in anyways.
Did you know that the word facer is not really incorrect? It's in the dictionary. You remember those, yes? Thick books, dense with words. So when I meant to type face and got facer, I was none the wiser on the Word spell check. Oddly enough, her on this blog, as I write, it does show up as an incorrect spelling. A better dictionary does not make for a better document? I don't know. Then, don't forget there, they're, and their. There are others, you've probably been there yourself.
But finally the book is out. I'd clicked "publish" in Createspace, uploaded to Smashwords and Barnes & Nobles' PubIt! Then I did Kindle - the only one that does its own spell check - and.... spelling errors. How could I have missed those!?
Back to document, fix the errors, update the relevant files (I make one for each of the sites I upload to.), and republish them to their relevant sites.
And breath.
All done, I hope. But the gremlins may have other surprises for me.
Here's the cover:
Here's where it's available as of the moment:
Smashwords
Kindle @ Amazon
I hope you take a chance and I hope you read it.
Did you know that the word facer is not really incorrect? It's in the dictionary. You remember those, yes? Thick books, dense with words. So when I meant to type face and got facer, I was none the wiser on the Word spell check. Oddly enough, her on this blog, as I write, it does show up as an incorrect spelling. A better dictionary does not make for a better document? I don't know. Then, don't forget there, they're, and their. There are others, you've probably been there yourself.
But finally the book is out. I'd clicked "publish" in Createspace, uploaded to Smashwords and Barnes & Nobles' PubIt! Then I did Kindle - the only one that does its own spell check - and.... spelling errors. How could I have missed those!?
Back to document, fix the errors, update the relevant files (I make one for each of the sites I upload to.), and republish them to their relevant sites.
And breath.
All done, I hope. But the gremlins may have other surprises for me.
Here's the cover:
Here's where it's available as of the moment:
Smashwords
Kindle @ Amazon
I hope you take a chance and I hope you read it.
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