Observations From Hadleyville: MY NOVEL WILL BE READY SOON

Thursday, March 5, 2009

MY NOVEL WILL BE READY SOON

I haven't written much on this site for the last month because I'm making final corrections to my novel, COLOMBIAN KILO. I received the Galley copy last month. The Galley is the book in printed form as it will look for the public. The author looks over the Galley for final corrections and revisions. I've read through it myself and caught a bunch of changes, many of them word processor format errors. I also have three people checking the galley independently, mostly for spelling and typos.

Not really happy with the silhouette of the sub. Looks like one of the newer German "Type" boats instead of a Kilo, to me. I've asked the artist to update it.

As soon as we finish the work the book will be ready for printing and available on Amazon and the major online book distributors. The younger writers in my group call this Snoppy Dance Time. I call it Walter Brennen Dance Time. (Dag nabit, Luke!)

1 comment:

Eric said...: Neato! Glad it's coming out soon.; March 9, 2009 at 10:47 AM

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WORDS OF WISDOM FOR WRITERS

The secret of becoming a writer is that you have to write. You have to write a lot. You also have to finish what you write, even though no one wants it yet. If you don't learn to finish your work, no one will ever want to see it. The biggest mistake new writers make is carrying around copies of unfinished work to inflict on their friends.

I am sure it has been done with less, but you should be prepared to write and throw away a million words of finished material. By finished, I mean completed, done, ready to submit, and written as well as you know how at the time you wrote it.
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WHAT'S THIS HADLEYVILLE THING?

Those of you familiar with Mark Twain’s works might recognize my blog title. As Samuel Clemons grew older, he became increasingly disillusioned with humanity. Towards the end he began referring to the Damned Human Race; employing the secular and religious epithet at one stroke.

I find I’ve not reached that level of despair myself. I still believe in redemption and I still see signs of nobility even among we fallen, damned creatures. So, I could not bring myself to call this blog “On the Damned Human Race.” I do however, resonate with another of Clemmons stories; “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg.” And viola, there you have it. “Observations From Hadleyville.”