A God's First World is Published

After receiving the proof copy of the paperback edition of A God's First World, I found that I was happy with the cover and the formatting, so I released it for purchase on Amazon. I had also formatted e-book versions for Kindle and Nook, so I released those on the Amazon and Barnes and Noble web sites. I will be releasing the iBook version for Apple products soon.

It always feels good to have a nicely printed and bound copy of your novel in your hand. It presents you with a solid piece of evidence of your work that seeing the words on the screen just don't. Don't get me wrong, I am fine with reading books on an e-reader, but you want to be able to hold your baby in your hands.

Almost There

I have finished editing A God's First World, and I have formatted it for the print version, the Kindle version, and the Nook version. I am waiting for a proof to be shipped to me of the paperback version. Once I have that (assuming that it looks good), I will be making all of these different versions available for purchase. I still have to work on the iBook version for Apple's store, but that shouldn't take too long to do.

I pushed myself to go through this last pass of editing fairly quickly; I was able to work through three chapters on each of several evenings. Once I had finished the writing, I wanted to get the book into people's hands as soon as possible. With Infused, it sat around for about a year and a half after I had finished writing it before it was published. This was partially due to me slowly editing it myself, waiting on a friend to perform an in-depth grammatical edit, my lack of knowledge of how to publish a book, and being disillusioned by listening to other local authors talk about the business of selling books. This time, the book will be available about a month after I finished writing it.

I hope that people will enjoy this book. I have heard my best friend laugh, and I have heard her cry, as I have read the initial draft to her on the phone at night; it is a somewhat different type of store than Infused was. Whereas in Infused, Geoff reacted to the changes in his life without really changing himself (he was just freer to express who he was), he grows as a person in this story by actually experiencing life.

A God's First World has been written

I have finished writing A God's First World, the sequel to Infused. I still have editing and formatting for the different mediums to take care of, but, of course, completing the initial draft is a major milestone. It ended up being thirty-seven chapters long and right around 90,000 words.

I have done a fair amount of editing along the way, and I have a better grasp on what things should look like than I did while working on my first book, so hopefully I will be able to finish up the editing and have the book available soon.