February 10, 2025
The absolute worst part of being forced to go indie is not writing the story. It's editing. I'm thankful every time I edit a story that I have years and years of experience working with good editors. I learned a lot from them and I apply that knowledge as thoroughly as possible.
I also use the tried and proven tools a good word processing program offers. I'm not a fan of AI that creates characters, plots, and then writes a story for you, but I will use good old-fashioned spellcheck. I'll also run a grammar check because, you know, commas. Have I ever mentioned I don't really get the comma? Here a comma, there a comma, everywhere a comma comma! But I digress...
I've learned to break down the chore of finishing The First of February manuscript for uploading into several segments to be done over a couple of days. This keeps my brain from getting tired and keeps me focused. If I tried to do it all in one day, my attention span would snap and I'd turn into a squirrel.
It's going well, I'm happy to report. The plan for tomorrow is to add the front and end material to the manuscript and, keeping my fingers crossed, get the cover paragraphs written. If I accomplish that, I may even get a book page created. If I do, I can upload the completed work by Friday.
That's the plan. I hope it works out.
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