'Stilettos and Stubble,’ is
completed (see Chapter One here) and now in the hands of hubbie for a thorough edit. It’s not his hands I’m worried about though, it’s his fine toothed comb and eye
for detail.
In many ways, this is a good
thing - I need it to be as perfect as is humanly possible - but in other ways
it can be a nightmare. Each sentence can cause a mini war, each word a heated
debate! Sometimes I have to stand my
ground and insist that I’ve repeated a word for effect or chosen a particular
adjective because it’s the one I feel
is the most fitting. This is my baby you’re messing with, Buddy, so be
very careful!
Some typos will always manage to
slip through the net and as Indies it’s the
one thing readers love to have a dig about. We are not the only ones who make
mistakes! The book I’m currently
reading, by a very well known writer
and published by a very well known
house, is littered with mistakes -
missing words, changing the spelling of a name and even sentences that have
lost meaning. It’s a cracking read
though, so I’ll stick with it, but shame on the PAID editors.
So, while hubbie edits I continue
to promote my other three books, plan my new book launch and … after a brief
panic that another plot would never come to me again, I am toying with the
seeds of an idea for Book Five. I’d
planned to give myself a break and just kick back for a while but sadly, this
doesn’t appear to be the case. It’s very
exciting to have new characters appear in my head and I welcome them as they
arrive. No notes have been made yet, the
party is all happening in my mind and this could go on for a couple of weeks,
but watch this space …
In other news, since offering ‘The
Diary’ free for three days in September, I’ve been selling books like hot cakes! If only I’d listened to advice and done it
sooner, but hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Also, I’m currently in talks with
a new production company who want to record both the diaries as audio books as
part of their end of year launch. I’m
waiting to hear the sample reading and am very keen to hear their take on Libby
and her mad mummy world. All very
exciting!
I’m looking forward to seeing the
first mock-up of my cover for ‘Stilettos and Stubble’ - this is when it all
starts to feel real for me. It’s a bit
like buying that first babygro when you’re pregnant - the reality hits! This is happening. Soon I shall have four books on my bookshelf
- all proudly displaying the name Amanda
Egan - and that’s a fantastic feeling.
So that’s the update for the
week. If you’re hanging out for my new
offering, we’re aiming for release on Wednesday 28th November (both
Kindle and Lulu) and I shall be celebrating with a very camp book launch on 6th
December. Blog and photos will follow!
Check out my novels on Amazon and Lulu :)
