Things got a bit crazy in September when I was getting ready to send out the newsletter, so while I wrote the update, it never went out. Rather than figure out how to combine August and September, I’ll include each update separately.
September Update
Lots of background work this month. I’ve still been puttering along at my large DM resource, though it still has a long way to go. I also was working on finding an editor for the second edition of Escape from Salmira, but wasn’t finding one that had what I was looking for within my budget. Instead, I was pointed toward a resource that has been helping me with self-editing in the area I felt I was needing help with. Extra eyes are still important, and I have people to help in the final steps, but this has been helping a lot already and giving me more confidence. I’m really excited for people to see the more finely polished version of this book!
If anyone else is looking for help with line edits, the book I was pointed to is The 10% Solution by Ken Rand.
October Update
I realized early in September that if I’m to have the second edition of Escape from Salmira ready for Dragonsteel Nexus in December, I need to have it ready to print by early November at the very latest (as hardcover printing can take a while) and need to get my edits done ASAP. Being self-employed with no set schedule, things got more than a bit thrown off when I started dating my fiancé and I really needed to get myself back into focus mode. I’m glad to say that I’ve done the vast majority of the edits I need, with only a few more passes (the fun ones, where I read them out loud) before handing it off to a proofreader and doing the layout. That has been my only focus as far as business goes this month, but I’m very happy with how well it has been going.
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