Thank you all, we have made our goal! I am so grateful and excited to have this book released. I will update as the book comes together, new cover art, editing, etc. And of course you may keep ordering if you haven’t already, there is no cap on the number of orders before publishing.
I will continue to release my screenwriting tips, one will follow this update shortly. Hopefully they inspire many of you to pick up your own pens and create something for yourself. It is truly gratifying to one’s voice with the world.
Again, thank you very much.
Pat
Hello readers!
I’m emerging from my writing cave ever so briefly to present you with something very fun! Last month, I was contacted by a Mr. Devon Oakander, a talented acting school graduate who took a liking to the adventures of Dax Harrison. Devon asked if there were any plans for an audiobook version of Dax, and if so, could he submit a recording to audition as narrator?
Needless to say, I was completely humbled. I would LOVE to hear Dax narrated in all his ridiculous glory. As I have been focusing on completing and publishing the print manuscript, I have yet to research the ins and outs of audiobook publishing. If it ends up being feasible, then yes, there will be news on this front at an undetermined point down the road.
In the meantime, you can CLICK HERE to listen to Devon’s terrific reading of the book’s prologue! I believe he matched the over-the-top opening scene quite well with an old Hollywood radio quality in his voice. But don’t take my word for it. Go give it a listen!
....Okay, did you listen? Good stuff, right? He even managed to pronounce "Carteagan" in a much fancier fashion than I originally meant. Haha. Feel free to share the link around and get some more readers on the Dax bandwagon!
As always, my thanks again to each and everyone of you. I hope you find my humble little adventure book to be worth the wait. The writing continues. I even decided to use a bunch of vacation time off work through the second half of February. I want to be laser focused with as little distractions as possible. Wish me luck!
-Tony
Monthly Update time! Short and simple. As the next Nerdist contest fires up into it’s first weekend, I can peel back the veil of what happens as your book enters production. Here are some dates I have:
2/5 – Editorial letter with comments due to AU
2/15 – Author revisions due to dev editor
3/5 – Line edited MS due to author
3/12 – Author revisions due to dev editor
3/15 – Clean dev edit due
4/19 – CEMS due for author review
5/3 – Author review of CEMS due
5/10 – Clean CEMS due to Proofer
5/26 – Proofread due
6/7 – Author review of Proof due
7/12 – Format proof due
7/19 – Format proof review due
7/22 – Interior digital proof due
7/29 – Interior digital proof approved
8/11 – Mechanicals (final files to printer)
8/25 – Ebook files due for review
8/31 – Ebook changed due from AU
1/10/2017 – Pub date
See that Pub Date?! It feels so far away, but that’s a lot of neat stuff I get to do leading up to it. Now, this is just on the side of the written word. Here are some more dates that go into this:
3/7 – R1 cover concepts due
3/21 – R1 feedback due
4/4 – R2 covers due
4/18 – R2 feedback due
5/2 – R3 covers due
5/16 – Final front cover approved
5/23 – Spine and back cover R1 due
6/14 – Spine and back cover approved
7/27 – Final cover layout approved
8/5 – Digital proof due
8/9 – Digital proof approved
8/11 – Mechanicals (final files to printer)
AND even after this, there is a marketing schedule as well! But I don’t have any dates for that stuff yet. Just a plan. In the middle of all of this, I’ll start writing the sequel: The Rise of Dystopia.
The next update I’ll try videos, pictures, and music to show some of the themes I used when writing the book. You can find me on Twitter @CrankyBolt and on Facebook /CrankyBolt as well. Reach out to me if you have any questions about this entire process. As always, if you are a backer, and would like a copy of the manuscript early, email me: CrankyBolt@gmail.com and I’ll send you whatever current revision I’m on.
