The final edit on the novel is going slow, but I’m trying to be careful. I’m just past the half way point, so expect to be ready to submit it very soon. There is another roadblock ahead though. Trying to finding a piece of acceptable artwork for the front cover. The one that I had can’t be proven to be in the public domain so the publisher will not accept it. The search goes on. I am learning a lot from this experience though, and I’m even enjoying the pitfalls.<\/p>\n
Have a great weekend everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The final edit on the novel is going slow, but I’m trying to be careful. I’m just past the half way point, so expect to be ready to submit it very soon. There is another roadblock ahead though. Trying to finding a piece of acceptable artwork for the front cover. The one that I had can’t be proven to be in the public domain so the publisher will not accept it. The search goes on. I am learning a lot from this experience though, and I’m even enjoying the pitfalls. 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