Saturday, June 27, 2020

Publishing my new novel

My new novel, 'The Aviators' is now available on Amazon Kindle.
I shall now start work on finalising the next novel in the series, 'Greeks Bearing Gifts'.
I shall have to advertise my book on Amazon. That looks as if it could be a stressful process.
Should I start revising the third book in the series, or should I start work on my other series, set in the present day?

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Publishing a novel

My novel 'The Aviators' has been sent to Amazon, to be uploaded onto Kindle.
I have also tried to get the novel printed by Amazon in  paperback format.
That has proved to be more difficult. I have received several error messages. Nothing seems to work.
I shall just have to keep trying.
At least, it is not urgent. I will not need the paperbacks until I attend my next Science Fiction convention. The next one in my calendar, Novacon, is five months away.

Saturday, June 6, 2020

Feedback and revision

In an earlier post, I explained that my short story had been accepted for publication. But my editor has now written back, saying that she would like a couple of changes. She wanted the role of one minor character to be toned down, as her presence risked overbalancing the story.
On the other hand, an almost invisible character had to be brought forward, in order to strengthen the plot. The female lead felt challenged by the minor character, her grandmother. So the grandmother had to be given more substance to explain why the female lead felt oppressed by her.
All of this turned out to be a most rewarding exercise.
I shall send the revised text off this evening. Hopefully, it will be accepted.