Archive for: May, 2008

Soul Enchilada Scary Book Trailer

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Soul Enchilada Bug Book Trailer

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Anatomy of a Final Revision

Anatomy of a Final Revision

The last of the manuscript arrived at 6:06 PM, a day and half later than expected.This bothered my wonderful publisher friends more than it did me because they have deadlines to meet, marketing to do, etc. Me, all I have to do is accept some spot-on line edits and do a little seeding here and [...]

Round 2: Words That Strike Fear Into My Skeevy Little Heart

Round 2: Words That Strike Fear Into My Skeevy Little Heart

Round Two of revisions was the same as Round 1, but different. Same, in that the editorial notes included line-edits and marginalia, as well as a short editorial letter (addressing two major issues that I’ll describe below). Different in that AEV’s notes came at two different times—the first half of the novel one [...]

Revisions? The Computer Says No

Revisions? The Computer Says No

The next two blog entries were are going to be about rounds 2 and 3 of Soul Enchilada. I learned scads about writing doing these revisions. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that I became a writer somewhere during the convenience store scene, somewhere between the Vienna sausages and canned chili. [...]

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