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THE BIG REVEAL

November 1, 2010 by Nicole 20 Comments

When I began writing BirthRight it was a story just for me and my friends.  It wasn’t going to be seen by anyone.  And it was fun!  A heap of hard work that made me swiftly appreciate all the good books I’ve read (and scold the bad ones..).  The more the story developed the more it began to occur to me.  It had potential. A LOT of potential. 

I finished the draft and had a shot at getting an agent and for sending out only 30 queries (on a first draft *blush*) I did pretty well.  In the mean time I read more about publishing and developed my story more.  I stumbled across a blog ‘A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing’ by Joe Konrath.  After reading a couple of posts I’d learnt all about e-books and self publishing (different to vanity publishing).  The numbers Joe was talking about were very interesting so I did some more research into what authors receive and what rights they have. 

I wasn’t impressed.  For the large amount of work they do the authors receive very little.  Yes I understand the costs of publishing a book and all that but really, if you do the math it doesn’t add up. 
Self publishing has been echoing in my head since.  Then I started my blog.  I’d read on a literary agents blog that it was necessary to have a ‘platform’.
I had it in mind that when I reached 100 followers I would make this announcement.  Cept I hit 100 followers rather quickly and chickened out. 
I made the next goal 500.  Which is fine and I’m half way there but the plan which has been developing itself in my head for the last year needs to be put into action.  It’s now or never!! 
It is my intention to publish 
BirthRight: Book 1 – The Arrival,  
January 1, 2011.
*Arrgghh*  Wow I just wrote that down… now I have to do it..
The plan is.
Finish the manuscript
Edit, proof and polish the manuscript
Write the Synopsis
Create the cover
Find reviewers
Advertise
Load and hit publish
And I want it done and ready by the end of November so I can down tools till the end of December.  Yep that’s all ; p 
So while everyone else is doing the ‘write a novel in a month’ I’m doing the ‘ready a novel for publication in a month’.
If anyone is interested in helping with any of the above tasks you know I’d LOVE to hear from you, otherwise keep watching this blog. 
Who knows what’ll come from it!! *gulp*

(And update on Otis is that one sinus is blocked and so far no cancer cells found!!)
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Comments

  1. Constance says

    November 1, 2010 at 7:40 am

    Good news on Otis *fingers crossed* it stays that way.

    Awesome news about the publishing thing!!! keep us posted (i know you will)I have about 6 chapters of mine written so i guess at some point i shall start blabbing about that.. 🙂

    anyway have i mentioned that i love the new blog design?? did you do all the coding? i have forgotten all mine. I wrote a website in code once now i can't remember what a TAG actually is…lol

    anyway best get back
    love me!!

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  2. Kerrin says

    November 1, 2010 at 9:35 am

    Yay for Otis!!
    And good on you, your news is HUGE! (even i knew it already ;))
    As you know i'm here to comb over punctuation etc…!

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  3. Constance says

    November 1, 2010 at 10:47 am

    Oh Hey Kerrin,

    just seen your comment, i have a couple of chapters of your book read if you want me to send it through. I don't know if any of it will still be relevant to you now or if you have edited it all yourself. i think i got up to about chapter 5 or 6 before i stopped all bloggy stuff earlier this year.

    anyway which email address do you want it to?

    Sarah

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  4. Old Kitty says

    November 1, 2010 at 11:02 am

    GOOD LUCK!!!!! Sounds ever so exciting!! All the best!!

    Hugs to Otis – I hope he's gonna be ok! Hello to Sable too! Take care
    x

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  5. Vicki Rocho says

    November 1, 2010 at 11:37 am

    Wow! Big news! Thanks for not making me wait until 500 followers…the last month (or so) has been torture. LOL.

    Good luck (or is it congrats?) How about BEST WISHES! There, that nails it. 😉

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  6. Rowenna says

    November 1, 2010 at 12:23 pm

    Big news–and best wishes!

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  7. KK Brees says

    November 1, 2010 at 2:47 pm

    You are a goal-setting maven!

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  8. Keary Taylor says

    November 1, 2010 at 2:58 pm

    That's so exciting! I love the butterflies that fill your stomach when you get to this point! I did self-publish my book Branded and I'm here if you have ANY questions! And I'm not a pro but if you need any help with cover design I may be able to help. I did my cover for Branded and Forsaken. Email me anytime if you want to talk! me (at) kearytaylor (dot) com

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  9. Bossy Betty says

    November 1, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    You go, baby! There;s something magical about writing down you intention to do something!

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  10. Mary says

    November 1, 2010 at 3:34 pm

    Good news about Otis.
    Anything I can help with just let me know.

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  11. Nicole MacDonald says

    November 1, 2010 at 6:19 pm

    Awww *sniff* thanks guys!! I'm all teary after reading those – I've been having major panic attacks all night after posting the above!

    Hi Pixie – thanks and thanks 🙂 I used the design of my previous blog and played with it ;p html is horrible!

    Hi Kerrin – you know I'll need all the help I can get that way *grin*

    Thanks Old Kitty 🙂

    Glad to have relieved the pressure Vicki ;p

    Thanks Rowenna

    We have yet to see if I get it al KK 🙂 I hope so!

    Hi Keary! Thanks so much for the offer, I will very likely be in touch 🙂

    Thanks BB!

    Thanks Mary 🙂

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  12. Mason Canyon says

    November 2, 2010 at 1:02 am

    Good to hear about Otis, hope the news continues to be good. As for the the news that you're going to publish BirthRight — way to go, congratulations and wishing you all the best. You can do. Looking forward to learning more about it.

    Mason
    Thoughts in Progress

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  13. Jolene Perry says

    November 2, 2010 at 4:32 am

    I will absolutely help in ANY way that I can. GO YOU!!!
    I will sit on the sidelines and watch how this unfolds for you and learn from your experiences… yeah… that sounds like a nice lazy way to do things 😉

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  14. B.E.T. says

    November 3, 2010 at 4:13 pm

    Wow! Best of luck with that! 🙂 The getting up followers idea was a really good one before announcing it. I swear, the monkey helped with the reveal!

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  15. Teenage Bride says

    November 4, 2010 at 7:15 pm

    Congrats! I am in the process of self publishing my memoir (diaries of a teenage bride) and working on a nonfiction work!!! super fun!!!

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  16. Jackee says

    November 5, 2010 at 4:19 am

    Congrats, Nicole! That's big news. :o) Best of luck!!

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  17. Rachel Fenton says

    November 5, 2010 at 8:13 am

    I think the hardest part of this writing business is believeing in yourself; once you have that, anything's possible. Go for it!

    PS. Get well for Otis.

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  18. Talli Roland says

    November 5, 2010 at 6:56 pm

    Great news on Otis!

    And wow, fantastic! Best of luck!

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  19. laughingwolf says

    November 5, 2010 at 11:05 pm

    grats are in order on all fronts, nicole 🙂

    Reply
  20. Tessa Quin says

    December 4, 2010 at 8:45 am

    Can't wait to read it ^.^ The blurb sounds amazing.

    Reply

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