Thinking and Thinking

So, it's been a while since I posted a blog.  So much has been going on the past few weeks with On the Edge that some nights I was only sleeping 2-4 hours.  When the proofs arrived, I realized that it was too choppy and not good quality in many ways.  I was lacking description and emotion (Warren helped me see that).  The book was too large (6"x9") and felt weird to hold.  The print on the cover was too dark (not because of Shannan but because of the printer used).  So, I had to adjust a lot of interior of the book while Shannan had to lighten the cover up for printing.  I adjusted the size of the book to 5"x8" and put some scene separators in to make the book pop and flow better.

Now, after all of that was adjusted, Shannan and I started working on the digital formatting.  I had to reformat the interior while she worked on the cover.  This wasn't so bad but I wanted to take it a step further.  I wanted hyperlinks in the Table of Contents (TOC), which meant learning how to do that.  In the end, I ended up ruling in-text hyperlinks and everything works.  Now, I'm tweaking book 2 (I'll release the title of the book when we release the book cover sometime this summer) to make it match the new ending of the first book.

So, that's the update on the book.  Now, an update on me.  I'm tired, nervous, scared and excited all rolled into one package.  I have a type A personality so I always tend to strive for perfection and when I fall short, as we all do, I get anxious.  I've been so worried that my book has errors (though I've read and read it and have found nothing) that I am up several times at night pacing.  I've gotten to the point where I think it would be a relief for it to release because I believe that would relief my stress and worry.

So, that's the update.  I will update everyone again when the book releases (by the end of the first week).

Best Wishes,

V.E. Avance