Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Ohlen's Bane goes to beta readers

This past weekend I completed the first round of revisions to Ohlen's Bane and released it to my team of beta readers, one of whom has never read the prequel, Ohlen's Arrow. Their feedback in particular will tell me if Ohlen's Bane can be read on its own without the reader getting confused by not having Ohlen's Arrow under their belt. That was my intention when writing it.

When I receive the feedback from my beta readers, I will make another round of revisions based on what they tell me, then I'll hand the book over to my editor for a final edit -- this time focusing on the mechanics of the words: punctuation, grammar, spelling, etc. This is often called a line edit.

Then I'll proofread the book one last time before publishing it and making it available for sale. My goal is to have it online for sale by March 31st.