Thursday, August 27, 2009

ORDER FORM: There Is No Veil

THERE IS NO VEIL Aloha Is Eternal by Joyce Hau'oli Carter ORDER FORM: Name:_________________________________________________________ Street Address: ________________________________________________ City, State, Zip:_________________________________________________ Email: ___________________________________Personalize: Yes__ No__ Inscribed to:___________________________________tel no____________

COSTS: Book: ($14.95) SPECIAL PRICE $13.95

Sales Tax $.87 (for MA residents only)
Shipping and Handling: $ 4.95
($2.00 shipping added to each additional book if mailed to the same address)
Mail the completed order form and check or money order to:
Joyce Hau'oli Carter
P.O. Box 214
Wilbraham, MA 01095

...And Even More

There was a long “pause” while I waited for galley proofs having made a total of close to 200 separate personal edits. Even though there is a cost involved that doesn’t include those made by the publishing company during the formatting process, I can’t allow even the smallest error slip by. The printing formatting edits numbered almost as many as mine.

I recently received galley proof five. There were only a few changes to make, but I still have to wait for the results before I give permission to print. This process usually takes about two weeks, and in another two weeks I will receive my first order of books. I'm looking forward to giving it in a few weeks. Then I must wait again for that book to locate online with such companies as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Borders, and many more.

Having already seen photos of the cover, I know that I will be very pleased with the formatting of the pages.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Edits Galore...

This editing process is very time consuming and difficult because it includes everything from spelling and grammar to how the author wants the text to look on the page.

The first thing I had to do was approve the cover picture and all the print on the front and back. It took a couple of steps to accomplish this task, but it’s now done and the cover is beautiful.

Editing the galley proofs has taken much longer than I expected on this second book. Because I have very definite ideas about how my books should be formatted and because the Hawaiian vocabulary requires special treatment, the process takes longer than expected.