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| Not the red house - but this old homestead does feature in the book |
I don’t suppose most people take as long as I have over
preparing a manuscript for publication, but I have had a lot of balls in the
air, if I may use that rather indelicate metaphor. Some weeks ago, having
received a proof copy of The Red House on
the Niobrara from amazon/Create Space, I decided to employ a highly professional
copy editor, Joan Deitch. She discovered a number of horrors and had good
advice about the general look of the thing. I made all the recommended
amendments.
It was only when I tried to submit the new pfd (Adobe file) to
Create Space that I realised my biggest mistake – namely, not going through this
before submitting. (One lives and
learns….) Every time I pressed SUBMIT my new manuscript was rejected, and in the
end I had to put it aside, stay focussed on the (other) jobs in hand and wait
for a calm moment.
This weekend I tried going back to the very first pfd file,
only making such amendments as did not affect
the actual lay-out. I corrected typos, substituted single inverted commas for
double, etc etc, and left everything else alone. When it came to submitting,
trust me, I was a quivering wreck. But lo, upon initial inspection it was seen
to be good, and next morning there was the email confirming that I hadn’t
screwed up. I have now ordered a new proof copy, which should be with me on
Wednesday.
Once that arrives, and always assuming it is in good shape, I
can actually put the hard copy up for sale. I have to think about this, because
when you sell direct from amazon the net income is really not much to shout
about. I can retain a far greater share of the cove price if I buy a bunch and mail them out
from here.
When I’ve okayed the latest proof I shall set out the prices
and put up a mail order address.
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| I still miss those Panhandle skies |
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