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Writing and publishing, the hard way
3 years ago
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Always on a shoestring budget, my self publishing ventures have held a steep learning curve. Write some stuff, get feedback, read others' published works to remind me what's out there. Discover/establish/refine my own writing style. Learn not to trust my program's autofill and autocorrect functions, especially for science fiction and fantasy, and eventually disable them. To check every questionable word use against current, accepted definitions. Beta read for others; learn how to better spot grammatical errors and plot line issues within my own work. . .
I was going to do a simple announcement that my upcoming book was finally published, after going live. ("A Promise to the Faceless" by D A Barr, ISBN 978-0-9986350-2-6 . Will discuss further on a different journal entry.). Having already submitted my work to the distributor, and awaiting the return of the final proof, I decided to lay bare one of my own hard-earned lessons of this craft, my most recent one.
Ouch, pulled another editing rookie mistake! I forgot to add it's vs its to my punch list. At this stage of the process, I must leave it; pay later to resubmit the corrected copy. A few rogue it's found their way in. Another lesson learned. It's now on my list of steps during final editing; responsibility for its content rests squarely on my shoulders.
Remember, folks, It's≈(it is, it has). Its≈(belongs to it, part of it).
Edit, 2023-01-13: I just finished a little handyman gig, so I decided to pay the added cost now, and submit the revised manuscript before open publication. Now waiting on the next proof. This bumps the release date back another ten business days, at least. Was it worth the added time, effort, and cost, just to smooth out a few bumps in the reader's path? Only time will tell.
I was going to do a simple announcement that my upcoming book was finally published, after going live. ("A Promise to the Faceless" by D A Barr, ISBN 978-0-9986350-2-6 . Will discuss further on a different journal entry.). Having already submitted my work to the distributor, and awaiting the return of the final proof, I decided to lay bare one of my own hard-earned lessons of this craft, my most recent one.
Ouch, pulled another editing rookie mistake! I forgot to add it's vs its to my punch list. At this stage of the process, I must leave it; pay later to resubmit the corrected copy. A few rogue it's found their way in. Another lesson learned. It's now on my list of steps during final editing; responsibility for its content rests squarely on my shoulders.
Remember, folks, It's≈(it is, it has). Its≈(belongs to it, part of it).
Edit, 2023-01-13: I just finished a little handyman gig, so I decided to pay the added cost now, and submit the revised manuscript before open publication. Now waiting on the next proof. This bumps the release date back another ten business days, at least. Was it worth the added time, effort, and cost, just to smooth out a few bumps in the reader's path? Only time will tell.
and you didn't give me a copy to kill meme destroy eh?
It's and its is a ouch one.
http://learnyourdamnhomophones.com A great site for getting stuff through our skull.
Taunt and taut actually have been killing me myself for my normal dyslexic reasons.
Congrats on the next book out there? Which one?
Congrats on the next book out there? Which one?"
How about, taught versus taut? I catch my fingers typing taught , by mistake, more often.
About the book, it is an expansion on those few, most recent, stories that I posted here. Aside from sharing the same author, this work is unrelated to my previously published book. The ISBN of the upcoming book has been added to the above journal entry. More details will come soon, in a separate entry.
Alright, sounds good.