New Book Printing

On 05/19/09 I submitted the manuscript for THERE IS NO VEIL for publishing. In a week or so, my agent will be sending me a printed galley to format. My job in this process is to adjust the format until it's exactly what I want, error free, and looks professional on the page. I thoroughly enjoy this process and am looking forward to it, but the work takes many hours of careful editing before giving approval to print.

Also in progress is the formatting of the cover. This process for the front of the book includes the cover photo, title and subtitle, and author name. The back cover includes an author's photo and bio, heading, synopsis, quote, and in this case, a review of the first book by a published author.

Taking up even more time has been writing a 4,000 "character" summary for wholesale book sellers. These are the companies that post books online such as Amazon.com and B&N.com. Besides having to condense a 68,400 word manuscript into 4,000 characters, this summary must be an author's best writing in order to spark the imagination of the reader. The work is finally done.

Now I must sit back and wait form my publishing company to do their work, something that's not easy for me to do. If all goes well, I should finish formatting in a couple of weeks. Two weeks later I may have the printed copy in hand. I'm looking to the end of June to announce the books availability on line.