Chronicles of Ghadid Trilogy, Pre-pub, The Perfect Assassin (Book 1), Writing

From the Debut Trenches: Page Proofs

Well what do we have here. No really. What do we have here? Gorgeously formatted pages with words on them that look vaguely familiar, like maybe... *squints* OH GOD THEY'RE MY WORDS Excuse me for a moment while I flail. *flails* Ahem. Those beautifully-formatted words are from page one of the Perfect Assassin's page proofs.… Continue reading From the Debut Trenches: Page Proofs

Chronicles of Ghadid Trilogy, Draft Zero, The Unconquered City (Book 3), Writing

Juggling Plots

I wrapped up this draft of book three last week and then dove straight into edits for book two and today page proofs for book one arrived. My work is never done. Which is good since it's, you know, my work. I'm still reeling from finishing that draft - it's a mixed bag of awful… Continue reading Juggling Plots

Chronicles of Ghadid Trilogy, Draft Zero, Pre-pub, The Unconquered City (Book 3), Writing

From the Debut Trenches: The Copy Edits Are Among Us

Things that I have been unduly excited about since I discovered they were a Thing: - Flannel sheets - Bat boxes that have the Batman logo - Copy edits One of the things I've realized I'm good at over the years has been picky details. Since learning the exact nature of copy editing, I've been… Continue reading From the Debut Trenches: The Copy Edits Are Among Us