I did it. I did the deed. I thought about holding off until May 12 when the eBook will go live, but decided against it. This baby is ready for release. And as a promise to my mailing list subscribers, you get to hear it first.
It will take up to 72 hours for Amazon to pass the manuscript through it’s final review process. Of the times I have hit publish, this is always somehow a shock to my friends that it isn’t available instantly. Throughout the years, this has caused me to realize that there are many misconceptions about the writing and publishing industry—both traditional and independent. So, I decided to write an additional post to help non-writers understand. It only covers the tip of the iceberg, but I’m willing to write more posts to cover any burning questions.
Due to my dedication to pushing one book out into the world this past month, there is not much else to report. I am late to you all with my monthly updates, and will be spending the next week deep in meditation in the nature of northern Germany.
Forget the books you want to write. Think only of the book you are writing.
Henry Miller
Writing Stats for April
April 2023 Progress Report
To be honest, I didn’t do much this past month besides focus on pushing Painting the Whiskey Blue to publication.
Painting the Whiskey Blue
went through final edits and proofs. Available for purchase in May 2023. Final word count over 60,000 words.
Tales Told Over Ouzo
is going through its second draft. Cut down to 128,000 words so far.
Welcome to Dulce
rough draft to commence next week.
Miscellaneous
46 books read this year.
The Path to Prolific is currently at over 83,000 words and the rough draft is continuing.
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