Week Two - Minor Progress

This has been a stumbling week for me.  Lots on my mind with little energy to actually write it down. So, I'll take this opportunity to post some progress on the long road to print.   Here is what I have received:

Dear Pamela Dlugos,

I have just finished the line edit of Cleon the Crooked Tree. This edit addressed errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, consistency of elements, and so forth. 

Your book offers readers a poignant tale about being different. Readers are sure to feel uplifted by the positive events in Cleon's life. Well done!

All in all, your manuscript was free of errors. Mainly, I just needed to clean up punctuation (making straight quotes into curly ones, for instance), revise for clarity (such as using "Cleon" instead of "he" where I felt "he" was confusing), and adjust a few minor typos (in one spot, for instance, "to" should have been "do").

I hope you found this edit to be of assistance to you, and I wish you the best of luck in your publishing endeavors.

Sincerely,

Editor for iUniverse 

Another e-mail sent this week was a bit disappointing as the time line for the release date is 4-6 months!  I will do everything in my power to have this book available by the end of NOVEMBER.

Hello Pamela,

Thank you for your email. At this point, it’s difficult to estimate when your book will go live because we are at the beginning of the process. The illustrations process generally takes 8-12 weeks, and then we tell authors to expect for production to take another 8-12 weeks.  If time is an issue, you might consider adding the Rapid Release option. 

So, that's where I am on my path2print.  Pam