Finally -- posters of my book covers!
I have waited for years to have posters of my book covers hanging in my office. (Heck, I've waited for years to have an office.) Way back when I first started writing, I used to think how incredibly cool it would be when I was finally published to have an office of my own (with a door to close) and posters of my book covers on the walls.
Thanks to a commercial photographer friend of mine (thank you, Jimmy!!!) I have 20" x 30" posters of both of my book covers with just enough space left on the wall for posters of The Trouble With Demons and Bewitched & Betrayed. *huge grin* Below the posters are flats of the actual covers. The wall is right in front of my desk and laptop, so I can glance up at my posters while I'm writing. *big sigh of contentment*
The galley proofs for Armed & Magical were waiting for me on the front porch yesterday when I got home from work. Galleys are the typeset version of a book. It looks just like the book, but isn't bound, just flat pages. I'm going to polish off two chapters of TTWD this weekend, and then stop writing for a week to concentrate on the reading/proofing the A&M galleys. Let the final typo hunt begin.
On Monday's blog, I'll talk about how I name my characters.
Have a great weekend!
Lisa
posted by Lisa Shearin at
8:00 AM
9 Comments:
Oh, how incredibly fun to have your book posters on your wall! It looks great!
Thank you, Tia!
Yeah, it really looks amazing!
Question -- are the copyeditor's edits in the galley somehow marked so you can spot them? Are they editing for grammar and stylistic errors only, or do they check for continuity? Can they delete entire scenes without your blessing? Maybe you could blog on what happens when you get the galleys; it's all a big mystery to the rest of us.
What a great idea, Tia! I'll blog on that on Tuesday. But in a quick answer to your question, copy and stylistic are done in the first edits. In final galley proofs, we're just trying to find any remaining typos or mistakes. I'll give more details on each stage of the editing process on Tuesday. Thanks for the suggestion!
Awesome, Lisa. They look fantastic.
Someday I hope to replace my framed photos of '56 T-birds for book covers.
(And have the '56 T-bird in the garage. LOL)
Thanks Kate and Laurie!
Laurie,
Derek & I want a '59 Caddie -- the land yacht with the fins. ; )
LOL Lisa. Land yacht is right. Ah, the fossil fuel dinosaurs of the past. They just don't make 'em like this used to.
Cool sword!
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