tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post5485061755114891813..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Countdown to a Book 8: The Manuscript Becomes a BookDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-85025129138023032832013-05-08T11:26:30.180-06:002013-05-08T11:26:30.180-06:00Thanks Lisa! No one can EVER have enough cheerlead...Thanks Lisa! No one can EVER have enough cheerleaders, and you are one of the best!Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-77236797144748668752013-05-07T17:38:11.827-06:002013-05-07T17:38:11.827-06:00Your authorship journey is inspiring! Thank you fo...Your authorship journey is inspiring! Thank you for sharing so I can imagine it for myself. <br /><br />Cheering you along the final sprint ***whoohoo*** (pompomps swishing)Lisa Tomarellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387353577959237975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-40288055679863916732013-05-04T08:29:42.605-06:002013-05-04T08:29:42.605-06:00Thanks Linda, and it is a journey, isn't it? I...Thanks Linda, and it is a journey, isn't it? I wanted to write this series because I'd heard so much about how to get an agent, and so many theories about how best to market a book, yet so little on why it takes a year+ to produce one! Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-74122873436033335762013-05-04T08:02:55.014-06:002013-05-04T08:02:55.014-06:00What a fantastic journey! I can hardly wait to rea...What a fantastic journey! I can hardly wait to read the book, Kathryn. Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-88348874492868944062013-05-03T14:41:23.108-06:002013-05-03T14:41:23.108-06:00Thanks Heidi! :)Thanks Heidi! :)Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-45921873641599439312013-05-03T14:40:15.254-06:002013-05-03T14:40:15.254-06:00Congratulations!! You did it! And I love the cover...Congratulations!! You did it! And I love the cover!Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-53732852927915426552013-05-03T12:12:17.722-06:002013-05-03T12:12:17.722-06:00Thanks Maryann. :)Thanks Maryann. :)Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-63617974175638985742013-05-03T11:20:40.874-06:002013-05-03T11:20:40.874-06:00I've loved sharing this journey with you, Kath...I've loved sharing this journey with you, Kathryn. So glad your edits were relatively painless. (Smile)Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-59970864901393364492013-05-03T09:07:32.144-06:002013-05-03T09:07:32.144-06:00Thanks Donna and you are so right about all the de...Thanks Donna and you are so right about all the details and choices this ARC represents. <br /><br />The only experience in my life I can compare it to is that of being a writing conference chair, and finally seeing the website go up. Seeing the schedule beautifully designed for clarity and user interaction, its sessions and descriptions all carefully scheduled, the agent/editor/presenter bios all representing numerous inquiries and negotiations, the workshop and advance submission instructions, meal options, registration forms, and myriad other details, now pulled together in one place. Very gratifying.Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-76819529990139678462013-05-03T09:01:23.729-06:002013-05-03T09:01:23.729-06:00Thanks Janice and Markeise!Thanks Janice and Markeise!Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-29165670954346046722013-05-03T09:00:42.841-06:002013-05-03T09:00:42.841-06:00Terry your comment is just so funny. I too was tau...Terry your comment is just so funny. I too was taught it sacrilege to write in a book, although this probably had to do with the fact that I shared books with four siblings. It was only after hearing an author say that she loves it when someone brings a well-thumbed copy with notes in the margin to a signing, since it shows that the reader has heavily interacted with her book, that I allowed myself to start underlining.Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-68441877694311794182013-05-03T08:57:48.988-06:002013-05-03T08:57:48.988-06:00Stephanie, your words warm my heart, thank you. An...Stephanie, your words warm my heart, thank you. And haha—good question! Looking for synonyms for "exhausted" (so I could shovel the poop), I found "ready to drop." This ended up being so much better, as it foreshadows other upcoming events. So: <br /><br />“By the time we got to the butt-blaster, Angela looked ready to drop.”Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-85366075056447486432013-05-03T08:48:37.257-06:002013-05-03T08:48:37.257-06:00Kathryn, I'm dizzy just reading all this - and...Kathryn, I'm dizzy just reading all this - and out of breath! Thanks for the chuckle again on this change: "By the time we got to the butt-blaster, Angela looked pooped.”<br /><br />It's truly amazing the hard work and details that go into bringing a manuscript to life as a book, all from a lone writer putting the beauty in her head onto paper that now the world will see.<br /><br />Your journey is eye-opening and inspiring. I can see how all the layers to this journey can weigh you down until you can't possibly get up - but then you do, and peel each layer away to eventually fly into the sun for all to see.DonnaGalantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16936331145444649588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-49540395878412058932013-05-03T08:03:29.609-06:002013-05-03T08:03:29.609-06:00Kathryn,
I think this is very cool. Thank you for ...Kathryn,<br />I think this is very cool. Thank you for giving me a glimpse inside your world. As a fellow author I know the process is tedious, but well worth it. Much success in the future.Markeisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-24933259072713968772013-05-03T08:01:28.634-06:002013-05-03T08:01:28.634-06:00Thanks for sharing. There IS something special abo...Thanks for sharing. There IS something special about getting that final "almost real book" ARC. I save mine, with all the little post-its sticking out (I can't bear to write in a book, even an ARC). <br /><br />Terry <br /><a href="http://terryodell.com/terrysplace" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a><br />Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-64044408420811818892013-05-03T07:49:05.758-06:002013-05-03T07:49:05.758-06:00Can't wait to get my hands on a copy. Congrats...Can't wait to get my hands on a copy. Congrats again!Janice Gable Bashmanhttp://www.janicegablebashman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-52142035826364496352013-05-03T07:48:30.218-06:002013-05-03T07:48:30.218-06:00Hi Kathryn,
I love reading about your book journey...Hi Kathryn,<br />I love reading about your book journey. You have inspired me in many ways. Hopefully, my footsteps won't be too far behind.<br />But what I want to know is your decision on the final rewrite of the Angela and the butt-blaster sentence. What a hoot!Stephanie Claypoolhttp://www.stephanieclaypool.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-54775468254563712772013-05-03T07:24:52.861-06:002013-05-03T07:24:52.861-06:00Thanks Henya! I'm truly thankful to my patient...Thanks Henya! I'm truly thankful to my patient editing clients who realize I've had to shift my priorities a bit to get everything done. ;)Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-19684668760109130202013-05-03T04:00:53.478-06:002013-05-03T04:00:53.478-06:00So you made the deadline!!!! Fantastic. And good l...So you made the deadline!!!! Fantastic. And good luck with your book. I can't wait to get my hands on it.<br /><br />Stellar post. Loved that you pulled me into your writerly self.Henyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14218132405687448085noreply@blogger.com