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After an epic battle with Photoshop about ink density on the cover, I uploaded my interior and cover files for Embodying Hope to LightningSource today. They'll do some processing, then send me an electronic proof, then send me a physical proof, then it goes live. Maybe two weeks from now? If there aren't any unexpected problems, of course!
I now know more about manipulating CMYK color values in Photoshop (and what can go wrong) than I ever planned to. But I think the cover will be accepted, which is the goal. They charge $40 for every re-uploaded file and don't help with corrections, so I wanted to get it right the first time.
I came across this article a couple of weeks ago, very timely. The Differences Between Line Editing, Copy Editing, and Proofreading by Jane Friedman. I asked for copy editing, but wanted line editing. I got something in between, fair enough. I printed out the book and did my own line edit afterwards, and then read through one more time on screen before I could bring myself to call it done.
I also did my own proofreading and book formatting. The whole book process might have gone faster if I hadn't put it into InDesign as early as I did, since I did a lot of fussing with images and page headers along the way. Then again, I did it in the order I could do it to keep it moving forward. If I did this more often than once every five years, I might be more efficient at it.
I now know more about manipulating CMYK color values in Photoshop (and what can go wrong) than I ever planned to. But I think the cover will be accepted, which is the goal. They charge $40 for every re-uploaded file and don't help with corrections, so I wanted to get it right the first time.
I came across this article a couple of weeks ago, very timely. The Differences Between Line Editing, Copy Editing, and Proofreading by Jane Friedman. I asked for copy editing, but wanted line editing. I got something in between, fair enough. I printed out the book and did my own line edit afterwards, and then read through one more time on screen before I could bring myself to call it done.
I also did my own proofreading and book formatting. The whole book process might have gone faster if I hadn't put it into InDesign as early as I did, since I did a lot of fussing with images and page headers along the way. Then again, I did it in the order I could do it to keep it moving forward. If I did this more often than once every five years, I might be more efficient at it.
