Hello Everyone, As you may have noticed, the site has changed in appearance. For a long time I’ve wanted to redesign my blog to appear more professional and clean. Part of this is to help me to feel more like a “real author”. It’s an odd thing to say as I’ve published two books now … Continue reading Blog Update
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Book Publishing Post later this week
Hi Everyone, Still waiting for my final book proof. According to tracking, it should arrive by Wednesday. If it arrives on time, it will take me a few days to go through it to make sure there are no formatting issues. The Legend of Nariko: The Goddess Prophecy should be published by the end of … Continue reading Book Publishing Post later this week
2020 in review and a path going forward
Hi Everyone, I can’t say it any other way, 2020 sucked. It wasn’t a great year for many and a lot of us suffered. It’s hard to really think on the positives of 2020 as it all felt draining and terrible. I feel though that, while my problems are nowhere near as serious or urgent … Continue reading 2020 in review and a path going forward
Book proof came in, looking good to publish!
Hi Everyone!Happy New Year! Great news! My book proof came in late last week and I’m currently going through page by page to make sure there isn’t any formatting issues. There was, unfortunately, an issue with the image formatting for the symbol on the title page. I had to take some time to correct the … Continue reading Book proof came in, looking good to publish!
Book Proof still has not arrived
Hello everyone, While this has been a frustrating wait for the final book proof to arrive, I do have to acknowledge several things. The first being that this is the Christmas season and to expect my final book print to take precedence over the thousands of gifts shipping out for the holidays is a rather … Continue reading Book Proof still has not arrived
Delayed Book Publishing Post
Hi everyone, I wish I had better news but I am still waiting for the final book proof to arrive before publishing The Legend of Nariko: The Goddess Prophecy. If I understand correctly, it should be arriving later this week. As soon as I get it and verify that everything is good, I will make … Continue reading Delayed Book Publishing Post
Book Publishing Woes
Hi Everyone, I was hoping to use today's post to officially announce the publication of my second book. Unfortunately I discovered a major formatting issue which led to multiple blank pages to show up randomly throughout the entirety of the book. I spent eight hours on Saturday trying to figure out what the problem was, … Continue reading Book Publishing Woes
Update: Publishing Timeline and my Mental Health
Hello!I wanted to take the time to give an update on what’s going on with me and how things with The Legend of Nariko: The Goddess Prophecy are going as well as how things have been progressing. These past couple of months have been more taxing than I initially expected to be honest. I hadn’t … Continue reading Update: Publishing Timeline and my Mental Health
Book 2 Progress Update
Hi Everyone! Great news! My editor has finished his revisions and I'm going through and applying them to the final draft of The Legend of Nariko: The Goddess Prophecy. Currently I'm finishing up the last changes and a few additional pieces to the novel. I'm also working on finalizing a volume 1 edition which is … Continue reading Book 2 Progress Update
Progress So Far
Hi Everyone! Last week was a heck of a doozy. Work (employment) was overloading and burning me out with frustration. I was also eating a terribly unhealthy diet and living relatively sedentary, so my energy was all but spent. But Thursday, I started working out again and improving my diet with healthier options. After a … Continue reading Progress So Far
Raph's Cozy Musings 