Gone to Galley

Got my final edits done on "Blue Light Special" and now I have the galleys in hand. I always worry about proofing my own galleys. I've read the story over and over and over so many times that I wonder if I'm going to see what's actually there, or what I think is there.

It's so important to make sure errors are caught. Nothing turns me off more in a story than poor editing: typos, wrong word usage, etc. So it would be utterly ironic for me to have those problems in my own work.

For those of you who are published, do you proof your own galleys? If not, what other options do you use?

And for the readers, do you even notice poor editing? Does it matter a lot or not so much if a story has typos, etc.?

Almost There!

I signed off on the galley for "Shut Up & Kiss Me" yesterday... finally!! This has been a long trip for me, of writing and submitting my first erotic romance, to being contracted by an editor who believed in me -- even though the story needed some work. We edited and edited and edited... almost 6000 words were added to it for clarity and description.

It's been an amazing journey.

So now, I wait to get a release date. In the meantime, I'm working on requested changes and additions to "Blue Light Special" to see if it will be the next story I get to make this journey on.

Good thing I like to travel *G*.

What was your first contracted story? And did you feel like you were on an incredibly steep learning curve? How did it feel to see your name on the cover?

Come on... share your journey with us.

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One Step Closer!!

Woo Hoo!!!

Got my galley for "Shut Up & Kiss Me" and started going through it with a fine-toothed comb for typos and formatting errors, etc. Finally, FINALLY I feel like it might actually get published.

Now I have to think "promotion" ... dear heavens.

And, I already have this huge, heavy pit in my gut thinking about people actually READING the story and praying they like it. GAH. It's almost more nauseating than when I initially submitted the thing, and that was pretty dang bad.

Trying to think positive ... but prepare for the negative. Sounds like a plan, right?

How about you? Have any of you gotten any "not-so-good" reviews on your published works? If so, how did you handle it? Give this erotic romance newbie some advice, please...

In the meantime, I'll be finishing up my galley and sending it back to my wonderful editor.

And trying not to vomit.