Strange how a book I thought was finished turned out not to be, though. Who was it said a work of art is never finished, only left? But developing the book has been an immensely rewarding process. A good editor can see things in a text the author didn't or couldn't. The book is really improving with each draft. Soon, soon we should have the finished article...
Fellow December House author Neil Vogler recently posted this article about his experiences of working with an independent publisher. It's a great article and well worth the read. Folks, the old way of doing things is dead.
Meanwhile, December House recently came up with eight mock-ups for possible cover art for Engn. There were some lovely images there, but once of them leaped out at me. I immediately fell in love with it. The good news is this was the image the publisher preferred, too. Can't reveal anything much yet, buy they did tweet this sneak peek...
All to be revealed soon!
oooh, looks clock-worky. Is it clock punk?
ReplyDeleteCould be, Deborah. Or it could be hard to categorize. Certainly clocks figure large in it...
DeleteHoly cow, that's a very sneaky peek! Can't wait to see the whole thing -- and read it. I'm thinking of taking a break from the frustrating agent search and sub one of my novels to some small presses. Couldn't hurt, right?
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is, it worked for me. Most agents don't even bother replying in my experience. I'm loving working with an indie press.
DeleteSuch a tease! We want more!
ReplyDeleteWon't be long!
DeleteCool teaser!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Nicole!
DeleteOh but! But I wanna see the rest of it. *pouts*
ReplyDeleteSoon, soon!
DeleteI like the kind of Steampunk impression it gives, based on the gears. Love the colors, too!
ReplyDeleteI love that about it too, I must say.
DeleteClockwork cogs are always cool. And it is amazing how many times we 'finish' a novel. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by. Yes, even as we speak, Engn is "finished". Until it needs some more edits...
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