Yesterday, I finished the second draft of Incarnation: Wandering Stars Volume One. And while this is exciting, there are many more things that need to be done before the novel is available to readers.
Over the next several days, I will be sending copies of my manuscript out to beta-readers and copy-editors. This part of the process will take several weeks. In the meantime, I'll be working on the interior artwork (maps, diagrams), the glossary, and other miscellaneous things. I will also be meeting with a creative team to brainstorm ideas for the cover artwork for the whole series, as well as this first volume. I already had something in the works for this, but I had to change directions. I'll probably post more details about this later. Once a concept is identified, I'll need to determine who is going to do the artwork (this depends on the style and direction I need to go). Then, the artwork has to be created. In a perfect world, this would all happen while the manuscript is being edited, but this is probably not realistic.
When I get the edit copies back, I'll need to incorporate the feedback. This will certainly involve fixing typos, but may also include more extensive writing. Then, the publication process begins. I'll need to format my manuscript as an ebook, with the proper font, line spacing, content layout, images, and all the associated hyperlinks between related content within the book.
When all that is done, I'll be ready to upload the content to Amazon. Their process takes about 48 hours before the book shows up in their online stores. Then, I'm planning to publish directly through Barnes & Noble and Apple for the Nook and iPad versions. Lastly, I'll go through Smashwords for all the other outlets. Whew! It's a lot of work. But I wanted to give you all an idea of what's involved so you understand why I can't make the book available immediately. Thanks everyone for hanging in there. I can't wait for you to read the book, and I hope you consider it worth the wait!
11 comments:
This is great news. Can I become one of your beta-readers or copy-editor? That may sound like a trick to just get an early copy of book, but I am sincere. And I'm very thorough when I read. I pick up on a lot of typos. You can reach me at jtaylor@houstoncommunitybank.com. Keep up the great work.
Waiting patiently, although it's not easy.
I love the series and whole concept.
PLZ Keep them coming.
jtaylor,
I've already secured the Beta Readers I need for this novel. But if you send me an email (jasontesar@yahoo.com), I'd be happy to add your name to my list for the next one. Thanks so much for the offer!
-Jason
KentuckiPatriot,
I'm glad you enjoyed the books. Thanks for your support!
-Jason
What is 4shadow LLC? It says it's your publisher. It's also under the Book of Deacon novels. Just curious. Thanks
Jason,
4shadow is the LLC I started to handle the publishing of my novels. It's not associated with the Book of Deacon novels. I did some searching and wasn't able to find where it was listed along with those books. Could you send me a link?
Thanks.
I just read all 3 books in one weekend Amazing work Jason! I also want to say making the first book free was brilliant marketing Idea! It was the first book I read on my "fire" as a way to learn about my new toy, as it turns out I found a great new Author. I will spread your name around in my world and wait for some new story's. Thank you for the great weekend!
It's awesome to be the first author you experienced on your Kindle Fire. Thanks so much for telling others about the books!
-Jason
I read a lot of books most of them are good at filling time. Only a handful of books in the hundreds I read stand out the this series! It is truly a amazing read that I will tell many people about. This one Is definitely going to be added to my annual read list. Congrats you are a fantastic writer and I can't wait for more!
What a great compliment. Thank you!
-Jason
I just finished your third book, it was awesome!!! I am patiently waiting for your next! Like one of your previous post, I also received your first book on my Kindle, and just started reading it to see what it was about, lets just say it grabbed my attention quick and I couldn't put it down.. Nice work! I look forward to reading more..
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