So what is next for The Mark of a Druid?
Welcome Readers!
The cover copy and cover art are in to Iuniverse. They now need 3 weeks to do the cover layout and book blocking. I simply can’t wait to see it. In the mean time, I am pod casting. See!
Cover art and Back cover blurbs are finalized!
Welcome Readers!
I am so excited to be able to show you all the cover art for The Mark of a Druid. Please click here http://www.rhondacarpenter.com/images/podcover.jpg
There is also now the final on the back cover blurb in MP3 form that you can listen to. http:www.rhondacarpenter.com/mp3/backcover.mp3
As for meeting deadlines I am totally an animal. The cover polish went back to Iuniverse today with the cover art in the format they require. Here is a link to the front and back cover art. http://www.rhondacarpenter.com/images/webcover.jpg just so you know we don’t know where they will locate the text for the cover this is just to give you all and me an idea.
This week I will be submitting to podiobooks.com and Next week Itunes. So keep your ears perked for the first episodes of the pod cast novel The Mark of a Druid.
Short and sweet this week. As I am behind in the blogs because of being out of town.
I will post when we go live with the pod casts.
Keep Writing! I Know I Will!
Rhonda R. Carpenter
Welcome Readers!
The Update… Chapter 4 is still trying to crawl out of the can. But just a few more tweaks and I should be moving on to the next chapter. The plan for this week is to get 4 and 5 completed. I am now looking at possibly releasing the serialized pod casts a couple of weeks for the book release date which we still don’t have. At least not written in wood yet.
Iuniverse is doing their thing on cover design now and I should have something from them in the next few weeks, Sooner I hope. It will be exciting to see what they come up with for a cover. I gave a description of what I thought it might look like in my initial upload. I as a writer may have been a little detailed for the types of covers they do, I guess we will see if they use the detailed description or a cover type I said I liked that is out there. Of course it would not be the same but general I liked the cover It made me see and want to pick the book up and something similar may do well for the cover. Maybe they will do a combination of the two. There is a sense of excitement and fear around what they will come up with. So hold it in the light you guys that it will be perfect.
I am still thrilled we were ahead of schedule with the edits and I am hoping we will have a Oct 31 release. I believe the way it works is that 35 to 45 days after the printing set up is complete it will go live on the net at B&K and Amazon as well as other places.
The new website for The Mark of a Druid is being built for background now but there isn’t much we can do without the cover art being complete. So shift the focus to Pod casting, Clients and start recording, recording, recording.
I want to be sure that I have several episodes in above the allotted 5 for podiobooks.com so that I don’t let anyone down. The process calls for the initial 5 then weekly uploads until the book is complete. The way I see it and I have listened to many of the books on poidiobooks and itunes I don’t want to disappoint the listener. Say I get sick or I have a big conference or god forbid a vacation then who would do those weeks. If I have some in reserve then I can upload them from where ever I am. And everyone gets their fix.
As for the rest of this week. I have clients scheduled and my sister’s wedding gifts went out Saturday. This will be a breeze week! Congrats Kelli and Tim! Kiss the kiddo’s for me.
Okay it is off to record for me.
Keep Writing! I Know I Will!
Rhonda R. Carpenter
An Editing Revelation
<p><img src=”http://www.lifefirst.com/images/rchssm.gif” /> <a href=”http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=116347465″>Photo by Henry Diltz</a> </p><p> Greetings Folks!
<p>Last week I talked about editing nightmare or a process? I personally have found editing to be a process that is accomplished in levels. But this week I started test recording for uploading “The Mark of a Druid” to <A herf=”http://podiobooks.com/index.php”>Podiobooks</A> <p>To my surprise and delight I found it to be extremely helpful. I have read this book aloud several times but never into a recording system. While reading aloud is extremely helpful to help with sentence structure and pacing, you can’t listen to your work back. What I found when I replayed the first few tries of narrating chapter one was that it could be even smoother, more concise and much more cohesive.</p>
<p>Jumping up and down with excitement! Another way to make the better book!</p>
<p>What does that mean for the uploading of the work is … well. There will be a three-week delay in the posting of chapters and an eight-week delay in uploading pod casts to allow for rewrites and editing of sound tracks. New computer parts have been ordered to improve the recording process and facilitate the production of the upcoming Free serialized donor supported pod cast of “The Mark of a Druid” on Podiobooks.com. If I can do it faster I will that will depend on how easily I can get the hang of this new way of thinking about the book. I think 8 weeks is a good estimate considering there are requirements of having 5 episodes or chapters in the can. </p>
<p>If you want to improve your writing I strongly suggest recording it even into a handheld devise. You don’t need to buy a bunch of equipment. A simple headset and free ware can give you enough of a feel to make improvements on your work in progress. </p>
<p>These are very exciting times in the publishing industry. Things are changing and I for one am thrilled to be a part of this new world of pod casts and hypertext novels. </p>
<p>Your comments are always welcome.</p>
<p><strong>Announcements!!!</strong></p>
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<p>Also look under Greeting Cards our newest category in the store. We are ecstatic to announce the incredible artwork of <A herf=http://www.goddessprints.com> Ami Reavis </A> Dragons and Fairy cards are perfect for any occasion.</p>
<p>In the next couple of weeks new Mp3’s will be up for download, I’ll let you know when they are ready.</p>
<p> Rhonda R. Carpenter</p>
