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Getting Ready To Publish ‘Not Famous’
The final version of the manuscript is now being formatted for paperback and ebook. I’ve also started the process of getting my novel set up on Amazon’s KDP publishing platform. I even have an ISBN! In other words, after more than seven years (on and off) of working on this novel, publication is in sight!…
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Coming November 1: The Cover Reveal of ‘Not Famous’
I’ve struggled quite a bit with the question of when to reveal the cover art for my novel, Not Famous. Publication is set for January 15, 2019, but deciding when to reveal the cover had me at a loss. When is the right time? I sought out lots of advice, and heard different opinions on…
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My Novel Has Now Been Proofread!
Well, my proofreader took less time than expected! I got the manuscript for Not Famous back yesterday. There were quite a few minor grammatical corrections! Over the next week I plan to go through the manuscript, approve all the changes and prepare the eARCs! Aside from the corrections, my proofreader offered some thoughts I’d like…
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How Nick Hornby Influenced My Novel
It goes without saying that if weren’t for Nick Hornby I wouldn’t have written my novel Not Famous. Nick Hornby is credited with starting the lad lit genre, and that’s the genre of my novel. Still, writing any sort of fiction, period, may not have been in the cards for me had it not been…
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My Novel Is Now In The Hands of the Proofreader
Finally, after a several months process involving beta readers and editing… and more editing, my manuscript is now down to 94,452 words from its original 108,952 at the completion of the first draft. For the mathematically challenged, that’s a reduction of 14,500 words. I was worried about the editing process. When the first draft was…
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How Taylor Swift Influenced My Novel
It was seven years ago when I first conceived the idea for my novel Not Famous. I’d had a rough idea of the plot and the main characters… but almost all other details got fleshed out during the writing process. Some nights I’d lay awake in bed pondering plot points and dialogue. One key aspect…
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Interested in a Review Copy of My Novel?
Are you a book blogger, Amazon reviewer, or just an avid reader who has a large audience? Well, I’m looking to recruit people interested in receiving a free Advance Review Copy (ARC) of my forthcoming novel, Not Famous, and reviewing it on their book blog, Amazon, Facebook page, etc.. I want honest reviews from people…
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Writing The Headline for My Novel’s Blurb
[NOTE: Updated to reflect further revisions.] So, while I was focusing on trying to figure out the book description for Not Famous, I’d forgotten something… the headline! It seems like most books now have a headline above the description and it had completely slipped my mind. So, I did some research. I looked up sample headlines…
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The Latest Rewrite of the Blurb for “Not Famous”
While I’ve been busy with my latest round of edits, I would like to share the latest version of the blurb/book description for Not Famous. This version is the result of input from Jon Rance, who was kind of enough to read the previous version and make some suggestions. Nick Forrester thought he would spend…
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Editing… Tweaking… And Romantic Comedies…
So, a lot has happened recently. Just to recap, I now have had feedback from three people about Not Famous, and I’m currently in the process of editing and tweaking the manuscript to incorporate their suggestions. It’s been a slow process, mostly because I’ve been allowing myself extra time between editing sessions to help see…
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