I am
delighted to finally be able to announce that The Arrival is now available in
paperback!! I’ll be honest, I thought it would be easy. Wow was I wrong *lol*.
Partially due to me been quite nitpicky and wanting this, the final version, as
‘perfect’ as possible. The frustrating part is that it will never ever be 100%
perfect. There will always be a sentence I can redo or a minute mistake I’ve
missed… *sigh* but at some point I have to declare it done.
delighted to finally be able to announce that The Arrival is now available in
paperback!! I’ll be honest, I thought it would be easy. Wow was I wrong *lol*.
Partially due to me been quite nitpicky and wanting this, the final version, as
‘perfect’ as possible. The frustrating part is that it will never ever be 100%
perfect. There will always be a sentence I can redo or a minute mistake I’ve
missed… *sigh* but at some point I have to declare it done.
The other
part that took ages was just the general formatting, which when you include the
wee glitches that Word has meant certain ‘easy’ tasks were anything but easy.
Best example being page numbering. Each new chapter needs to start on the right
(odd numbered page) and any blank page between chapters (occasionally needed to
make a chapter start on an odd page) CANNOT have a number. In theory a simple
solution utilizing section breaks etc, in reality a hair pullingly frustrating
experience.
part that took ages was just the general formatting, which when you include the
wee glitches that Word has meant certain ‘easy’ tasks were anything but easy.
Best example being page numbering. Each new chapter needs to start on the right
(odd numbered page) and any blank page between chapters (occasionally needed to
make a chapter start on an odd page) CANNOT have a number. In theory a simple
solution utilizing section breaks etc, in reality a hair pullingly frustrating
experience.
For anyone
stuck fighting with Word in this manner, my solution was this. Save each
chapter individually. Then use Adobe (or in my case, Foxit Phantom PDF – a cheap but
awesome alternative) to piece the sections together and insert blank,
numberless pages. Voila, problem solved.
stuck fighting with Word in this manner, my solution was this. Save each
chapter individually. Then use Adobe (or in my case, Foxit Phantom PDF – a cheap but
awesome alternative) to piece the sections together and insert blank,
numberless pages. Voila, problem solved.
Currently
I’m rereading through the proof of book two and updating the copy of book three
so to get the first print of that proofed. The cost of getting a proof out to
me in a week is insane ($40NZ) when you consider the actual proof copy costs
about $6NZ. But it needs to be done. Once I get all three books complete then I
am putting together an Omnibus edition of the Trilogy, using a cover created by
Dee, an amazing cover creator I found online. Keep your eyes open for this as
when I get the ebook version of the Omnibus edition uploaded I will make it
free for a select number of days (Kindle only).
I’m rereading through the proof of book two and updating the copy of book three
so to get the first print of that proofed. The cost of getting a proof out to
me in a week is insane ($40NZ) when you consider the actual proof copy costs
about $6NZ. But it needs to be done. Once I get all three books complete then I
am putting together an Omnibus edition of the Trilogy, using a cover created by
Dee, an amazing cover creator I found online. Keep your eyes open for this as
when I get the ebook version of the Omnibus edition uploaded I will make it
free for a select number of days (Kindle only).
So current
status – The Arrival is DONE! I am having some bookplates created specially for
the book so if you want a signed edition you can order a bookplate of your
choice for $5. When the bookplates are available (still being created
currently, you can see one below) I will send a bookplate free to anyone who
posts a pic of themselves with their copy of The Arrival on their facebook page,
linking it to the BirthRight page.
status – The Arrival is DONE! I am having some bookplates created specially for
the book so if you want a signed edition you can order a bookplate of your
choice for $5. When the bookplates are available (still being created
currently, you can see one below) I will send a bookplate free to anyone who
posts a pic of themselves with their copy of The Arrival on their facebook page,
linking it to the BirthRight page.
Sorry to
have been out of touch for so long! Sometimes life as a moonlighting novelist gets
crazy busy (we’re also attempting to house hunt at the moment, an interesting
experience..) and I find it easier to make brief posts on my BirthRight page,
but the blog tends to get ignored. Hope you are doing well!
have been out of touch for so long! Sometimes life as a moonlighting novelist gets
crazy busy (we’re also attempting to house hunt at the moment, an interesting
experience..) and I find it easier to make brief posts on my BirthRight page,
but the blog tends to get ignored. Hope you are doing well!
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