100 things, writing, the galley proof dance of joy

[jana_denardo]

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#5 the galley proof dance of joy. Honestly there doesn't really even need to be a blog post about this. Obviously this is the dance you do when you get your galley proofs back. Publication is so close you can taste it and feel the nerves starting. You're high on the excitement of the whole thing.

And then it hits you, darn, I have to reread this story. But I've already read it a dozen times in the editing it to send in AND the editing it after it was contracted stages. I'm sort of half-tired of reading the story but you have to do it, one. more. time.

then the dance of joy becomes a shuffle. It doesn't get back to looking like something from DWTS's (or in my case, the hippos from Fantasia) until after those galleys go back.

Needless to say, I got my galley proofs for my novella The Darkest Midnight in December and I'm excited and nervous. It's the longest thing I've had published in forever and the longest in the eformat. I'm hoping it does well. There are two other stories in this series out there but this is the prequel, my 1930's demon hunters. I love these boys. I hope others do too. The reviews for the two previous short stories with them were pretty good so I think it looks positive.

Comments

[idic-writer.livejournal.com]

Exciting news! Go you. :)

[jana-denardo.livejournal.com]

Thank you

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Or something?

[jana-denardo.livejournal.com]

thanks