5 Facts About My Publishing Process [CC]

Giving you five facts about my publishing process! #Authortube

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5 days to #LightsOn

  5 DAYS TILL #LIGHTSON

 

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I'll be sharing a fact about the book, a day until release day!

 

Today's fact: Lana is desperate to save herself

6 days to #LightsOn

6 DAYS TILL #LIGHTSON

 

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Today's fact: Hayley plays a part in this book

7 Days to #LightsOn

7 DAYS TILL #LIGHTSON

 

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Today's fact: Lock & Clara are running for their lives!

Breaking Down My Day: Run Up To Release

BREAKING DOWN MY DAY: RUN UP TO RELEASE
I did a break down of my day when it comes to writing (piece found here), so I thought I would continue along and talk about my days when it comes to the run up to release. I know that a lot of people don't realise just how much work goes on behind the scenes when it comes to releasing a book, so I'm gonna give you a little glimpse of that!

07:00-09:00
This is usually when I wake up and do the same stuff that I do every day whether it's release or not. The only difference here is that I'll be posting on social media with info geared towards the pre-order, the pre-order SWAG and everything that goes along with that. I'll be posting something, depending on the day, that highlights I have a book coming out soon, and where to grab hold of it. The most obvious of these are #TeaserTuesday posts where I share a teaser for the upcoming book, these are posted both on Instagram and other socials, as well as on my blog with an image description, and on Tumblr as well. This usually takes me a good couple of hours to get done.

09:30-12:30
I will usually get my writing done here. Sometimes writing stops for releases, but other times it doesn't. I have revisions to get done, chapters to write and all the rest, so no matter when it is, I'm doing something work related for this portion of the day. It's in bits and pieces since I have other things that need to get done alongside it all, but I'm actually pretty good at multi-tasking and managing to write here, and do promo there and not get the two mixed up.

13:00-14:00
This is my down time, yes I have it every day at some stage of another, but because releases are that much more hands on, I find that if I don't take an hour for myself, then I will end up getting burnt out and super stressed, and no one wants that, especially not me. I'll spend this time either chatting with a friend or taking a nap, sometimes it's longer than an hour, it really does just depend.

15:00-17:00
Here's where I'll get the admin stuff ready for the next day. I try to shut down at around 17:00 simply because I am chronically ill and I can't keep going non stop. So this'll be when I'm making posts in Canva and getting them ready for the next day's posting. It'll be when I schedule posts for my blog, or chase up other factors, like people doing release day stuff, and emails that've come in. All of it needs to fit into the day, so it all gets put around here because the majority of bloggers and such that I work with aren't in my time zone, so I have to stay up a little later to get hold of them at a decent time.

17:00-19:00
I am, usually, off work at 17:00, but I have found that from time to time, I'm needing to get a few emergency bits and pieces done. This can be earlier in the run up, edits that need to be looked at right away, or re-sending an ARC copy that didn't arrive. Things like this. Most days I am desperate for bed and sleep, but I will, rarely, and usually during release run up, work until 19:00 while being kept company by friends on Telegram.

So that's my run up to release day! How do you juggle your day? Lemme know in the comments!

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Review of Avocado Bliss by Cadence Robinson & Gerardo Delgadillo

Dacre Vinson has spent the majority of his life in quite the predicament—even the surf and his books can’t erase his Type 1 diabetes. But when Dacre’s family moves to a new Mexican town, an eccentric girl obsessed with trees offers him a job on the spot, leading to what could be the perfect distraction from his problems.

Salbatora Tames has one true love, her avocado farm. Her family constantly nudges her to be more social, but Sal much prefers the dirt, the sun, and the solitude. Besides, trees listen better than people do.

For Sal and Dacre, their job won’t stay easy breezy for long, not when an avocado delivery to Palenque, Mexico pops up on their radar. Together, they embark on a road trip across the jungle, where they form a tighter bond. However, as obstacles arise, their new-found troubles may lead to more woes than bliss.

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My Review: 5 STARS
I picked this up because I adored the blurb and the cover drew me in. I was super excited when it landed on my kindle on release day and dove right in. I finished the book in one sitting because I couldn't stop turning the pages desperate to find out what happened between Dacre and Sal, whether they would finally realise their feelings. I adored the chronic illness rep with the diabetes and the way Dacre approached the matter. It was a beautifully written and engaging story and I adored it completely. Highly recommended!

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Writing Frustrations [CC]

Talking about all the writing frustrations that happen to us all! #Authortube

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#TeaserTuesday

Clara and Lock have made it to the border, but will they both survive the crossing?

 Coming May 12th 2020

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Frick! Clara must've connected the dots before I did, and now she was letting herself be bait. I wanted to call out but I couldn't. Some of it was fear and a good sense of self-preservation, but there was also a part of me that realised why. She could easily tell them that I'd died from the snake bite. If they shot her, or took her into custody to work out how far the treason went, I would then have a clear path to the border.


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How I Edit - The After Process

HOW I EDIT

I've made no secret of the fact that I find editing and revisions really hard. It's something that wears me down, pings my stress levels and just makes me want to stop writing. Of course I say that, but I know that it wouldn't actually do that, I also know that it's a very necessary part of the editing process and not something I have ever skipped. Whether it's my self-edit, betas, or the many steps of editors, I always make sure to go through every step and take a little cheer when each one is finished.

I've talked about my editing team (piece found here) but I thought I would touch on how I approach editing as a whole. I'm going to be talking about both the revision process and the editing process, which, for me at least, are a little different. When I'm talking about revision, I'm not thinking of it being a final draft, I'm reading through it, strengthening sentences, rewriting bits and pieces, and leaving some of it alone to think about how to better execute the impact I want that scene to have. When I talked about editing, I mean the professional process (bar the one final read through of my self-edit) and how I make changes to the document meaning for it to be one of the final steps.

REVISION PROCESS: STEP ONE
To begin with, I'll read through the manuscript and I'll both make notes in a journal, and also in the document about things that I want to fix. Either scenes that need strengthening, character arcs that are in place but not up to scratch, sub-plots that need to be weaved through, any foreshadowing and other such things that I know need work. I'll write in brackets in places where I know I'm not happy with the scene or chapter itself and plan to overhaul the whole thing.

REVISION PROCESS: STEP TWO
This is when I make the changes. Either I'm going through chapter by chapter, or note by note. I'll deal with the big plot things first, and leave the little stuff for the next stage. I made sure that I have time to both rewrite, and to read, without distractions. This usually takes me the longest because I am constantly coming back to the same scenes and rewording, rewriting them after some time away. I try to go through it in order first before going back over it again chapter by chapter, and then see about how the story reads.

REVISION PROCESS: STEP THREE
The small changes come now, this is when I'll look at word choices, adverbs and all that, I'll look at repeated phrases, crutch words that I know from previous edits, I lean on. Like for Dying Thoughts, I would cut down on the tea Tara drank, and with other books it's been things like 'just' and 'a little' and such like that. I go through each instance and make sure that I can justify every one if need be.

REVISION/EDITING PROCESS: STEP FOUR
The final read through of the book. I will usually be on draft five or six by this point, having gone over and over it several times. Sometimes I'll let an app read it out to me since I feel subconscious reading to myself, and this is a great way to pick up anything that doesn't sound right, or is an outright mistake. I have the app on my tablet, and will usually do a couple of chapter a day, more if I have time.

MOVING ON TO EDITS!

EDITING PROCESS: STEP ONE
This is after the revisions, after reading through it, which would be my self-edit, the first of many. Once I'm sure that the book is as good as I can make it, then I go to beta readers. I usually have around ten in a round, and I send out the book in chunks. This is usually when I go through another couple or more drafts, making changes here and there and making sure that everything is still as clean as I can make it. Once I'm done with betas, when their feedback is mostly positive, or things that I can't or won't change, I call it finished.

EDITING PROCESS: STEP TWO
The developmental edit is the next step. You all know I work with Kim, and she and I go over the book chapter by chapter most days for the next three months, and hone everything to the point where I'm happy with it.

EDITING PROCESS: STEP THREE
I'm gonna combine the line edits (done by B) and the proof-reading (done by Natalie) because at this point, there really aren't many changes to the book. It's been worked on over and over, I know the story backwards and forwards, and I know the weak areas if any remain. Generally speaking, by the time it gets to this stage, I'm very happy with it, and am ready to move on to the final stage.

EDITING PROCESS: STEP FOUR
The final read through. This is something I do, making no changes because the proof-reader has come in at this point, and make sure there's nothing missed. If something does need changing (which is super super rare) then I'll be careful how I go about it. That done, and the book is ready to be published.

So there we have it, the way I approach revision and editing and all the steps I go through in the process. It's something that's worked for me for a long time, and I find that I've honed my skills enough to be happy with how things work. I have recently started doing the revision stages earlier but that's simply a personal choice to give myself, and my team more time to work.

How do you approach editing and revision? Lemme know in the comments!

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Review Of Piranhas In Pink by Nova Knightley

Lennox McRae has an unquenchable thirst for revenge.
After the tragic death of her sister, Lennox and her mom move to Everson Falls for a fresh start. Once she crosses paths with the PIPs, a group of perfect girls in pink, she’s warned to stay away from them. According to the students of Bainbridge Academy, the PIPs are nothing but trouble. Once Lennox learns this, her mission is clear. She must destroy them. As far as Lennox is concerned, girls like the PIPs ruin people’s lives, so she’s determined to bring them down. To do that, she needs to become one of them.

Unfortunately for Lennox, there’s way more to this clique than meets the eye. Everyone calls them Piranhas for a good reason. Lennox must complete three tasks to earn her place in the clique. She completes the first two effortlessly, but when the third ends in disaster, the PIPs help Lennox conceal a terrible crime. Now that the girls are holding a life-shattering secret over her, Lennox finds herself at their mercy. She must do everything she can to keep her life from falling apart and someone else from getting hurt. Lennox is hiding a dark past, but so are the Piranhas.

Becoming a part of the in-crowd was easy. Getting out will be impossible.

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My Review:5 STARS
I picked this up because of the blurb, and I dove right in and devoured the book in one sitting. Lennox has a dark side, she also has a plan, and she's pretty sure she's in the right for what she does. Of course it means aligning herself with the PIPs and doing what they command. The story pulls you in from the first word, you end up cheering for Lennox even as things start to go seriously wrong. I adored the easy-going attitude with which Lennox writers, even when dealing with serious subjects. Overall, I was desperate to know what happened, and loved the twist at the end. I will be reading the second one ASAP. Highly recommended!

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