It’s a lot y’all. I mean really. It’s a lot of work. I don’t know about you, but I didn’t go to school for marketing, advertising, or graphic design. But, I’m getting a crash course in it now. I’m in the middle of doing final edits to my manuscript and it hits me. What if … More Formatting, reformatting, final edits, and teasers. Oh My!!!
I’m three weeks away from my debut novel going live, and I am a mixture of nerves and nerves. I submitted my manuscript for pre-order last night, and now I’m thinking “What have I done?” I want to hit the undue button and say I’ve changed my mind. Is it good enough? Will it take … More Nerves
Type, type, type. Backspace, backspace, backspace. The editing process has begun. How many times can I read and re-read the same words objectively. I’ll be honest. I can’t. I’ve skimmed over the chapters I’m supposed to be editing and instead of removing content I’ve added more. Editing software is your friend. I’m on my third … More Editing
I had a plan. A rough idea. An estimate of the number of words I planned to write and I kept at it everyday determined to hit that number. When I was at 20,000 words I said, “I’m almost halfway there.” When I pushed through and reached 35,000 words I was nervous, because I felt … More Is It Enough?
So today’s the day I announce to the world (in a soft voice) that I’m an author. I’ve written (most) of my novel, signed up for Kindle Direct Publishing, downloaded iBook author to format my manuscript for iBooks, created an author page on Facebook, etc etc. Now what? Well I’ll tell you what. In the … More The Journey Begins
XoXo Aurora Levine 