And Novel Revisions Continue...

It has been a really long time since I have posted in this blog. I have a very good excuse, however. I have been revising COMPENDIUM like mad. I recently completed my second full revision of the manuscript and have begun to submit the manuscript to beta r

It has been a really long time since I have posted in this blog. I have a very good excuse, however. I have been revising COMPENDIUM like mad. I recently completed my second full revision of the manuscript and have begun to submit the manuscript to beta readers. It has been particularly difficult to find a developmental editor. Of all of the recommendations I have gotten, all but one was too busy to take on my project, and the other has not responded.

So, while I continue the editing process, I am soliciting feedback from friends and family. For COMPENDIUM and the rest of the Artifacts of Lumin Series, I have made the decision to go straight to independent publishing. I have waffled back and forth repeatedly on whether to send my manuscript to agents/publishers or whether to go independent, but I feel like there has been a change sea over the last year or two which makes it financially advisable (if you are willing to commit the up front costs of editing / marketing) to retain your rig…