Old posts from 2011-2012
16 Nov 2012
Novel #2 Coming Soon
After yet another revision/redraft, I finally think Novel #2 is ready for publication.
Now for the title, the cover, and the blurb/description for KDP and CreateSpace.
Then the formatting etc.
Hope to have it available on Amazon by end-2012.
20 Oct 2012
Relaunch of First Novel
I’ve not done well on Kindle Direct Publishing with first novel ‘Pit of Corruption’ so I’ve revisited the manuscript, and made some improvements, and now relaunching as ‘Deadly Contract on KDP.
Thinking about CreateSpace for paperback print on demand…
20 Oct 2012
Just read ‘Postcard Killers’
Postcard Killers by James Patterson and Liza Marklund
Thick paperback but large font used with lots of spacing so only about 65,000 words. Divided into 145 chapters (including 5 in the Prologue!), which seemed a bit too much, interrupting the flow. Some chapters were less than 2 pages.
Loads of hook and little mysteries, as you read through it, so always one or two things you wanted explained, to keep you reading. Two odd bits in chapter 36 (in Stockholm): ‘…and the western piece was inherited from the same Soviet era as the suburb he and Dessie had passed …’ and further on ‘The entrance was in the old communist part of the complex.’ It made it sound like Sweden had been under Soviet/communist rule at one time.
Pace was good throughout, and an occasional surprise to catch you unawares. Good action ending, and wrapup.
21 Oct 2011
Third Draft of Second Novel
I’ve just completed the third draft of my second novel (Fraud as main plot, with a good dash of sex, …). It’s a challenge to know when to stop redrafting, and try for publication, but I know there’s at least another draft needed. For this novel, in getting to the third draft, I made LOADS of small changes, and rewrote a couple of scenes. I’ll take a break from it now for a week or two, then get back to it.
Novel #2 Coming Soon
After yet another revision/redraft, I finally think Novel #2 is ready for publication.
Now for the title, the cover, and the blurb/description for KDP and CreateSpace.
Then the formatting etc.
Hope to have it available on Amazon by end-2012.
20 Oct 2012
Relaunch of First Novel
I’ve not done well on Kindle Direct Publishing with first novel ‘Pit of Corruption’ so I’ve revisited the manuscript, and made some improvements, and now relaunching as ‘Deadly Contract on KDP.
Thinking about CreateSpace for paperback print on demand…
20 Oct 2012
Just read ‘Postcard Killers’
Postcard Killers by James Patterson and Liza Marklund
Thick paperback but large font used with lots of spacing so only about 65,000 words. Divided into 145 chapters (including 5 in the Prologue!), which seemed a bit too much, interrupting the flow. Some chapters were less than 2 pages.
Loads of hook and little mysteries, as you read through it, so always one or two things you wanted explained, to keep you reading. Two odd bits in chapter 36 (in Stockholm): ‘…and the western piece was inherited from the same Soviet era as the suburb he and Dessie had passed …’ and further on ‘The entrance was in the old communist part of the complex.’ It made it sound like Sweden had been under Soviet/communist rule at one time.
Pace was good throughout, and an occasional surprise to catch you unawares. Good action ending, and wrapup.
21 Oct 2011
Third Draft of Second Novel
I’ve just completed the third draft of my second novel (Fraud as main plot, with a good dash of sex, …). It’s a challenge to know when to stop redrafting, and try for publication, but I know there’s at least another draft needed. For this novel, in getting to the third draft, I made LOADS of small changes, and rewrote a couple of scenes. I’ll take a break from it now for a week or two, then get back to it.
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