Back in April, I promised that I would publish my novel after letting at least one more trusted reader go through it. As it turned out, I sent it to two, but only got a reply from one. And so, after waiting three weeks after the promised delivery from the other reader, I went ahead and worked through the suggestions from my replying reader.
When I spoke with Dean Wesley Smith in May, I mentioned this project of mine. He helped me pin down the fact that I was indeed writing a romance, since the story focused on the romantic relationship between two characters. And he gave me a look with a tinge of horror in it when I mentioned having another reader go through before I published. He cautioned me not to let any suggestions change my voice.
That suggestion gave me some trepidation. I wasn’t sure what form the edits from my readers would take. I hesitated for a few weeks after receiving the feedback to even read it.
But once I did, I was relieved. Mostly my reader caught typos and a few extraneous articles. There were a couple sentences that didn’t make sense in context and a continuity issue with a specific object. I don’t feel that any of the changes took away from my writing voice.
With the text complete, I created my ebook cover and submitted it for publishing last night. I will be creating a paper version (and sending a signed copy to my trusted reader). And I finally decided on a title. Running into Love is available now on Amazon.
Now to write the next one!