Writing, technology, locations, and behind-the-scenes updates from Gregory R. Simpson.
Sometimes I feel like a small babbling brook, just polishing the same pebble, over and over… Editing my stream of consciousness to make the pebble smoother and more pleasant to the touch. In this case, the pebble is The Quantum Contingent...
I had the joy of attending my niece’s wedding in Washington, DC last weekend. We went for a couple of extra days and made a road trip of it. This gave me a chance to do some refinement of one...
Guess what. You need to format the interior of your book too. A great cover is important to capture the reader and convince them to buy the book, but interior formatting is an art as well. Being a technology guy, I...
I found one of the more difficult things to write for the book is the back cover blurb. I thought I’d share the draft text of the back cover here. Let me know your thoughts. Does it catch your attention...
As it turns out, there is still a lot to do. Here’s my short list: Writing Get feedback from beta readers Get developmental editor feedback Edit, Edit, Edit Write the cover descriptive prose Administrative ISBN Copyright Artistic Book Cover Book...
Hello friends, I continue to put the finishing touches on The Quantum Contingent . I looked back at how it has changed over the last few months. The easiest metric is word count. From a cover-to-cover perspective, the novel progressed...
Some people have been surprised to hear that I have “beta” readers. Beta readers are not unlike software beta testers, They are early adopters who try your software/manuscript out and give you feedback on how they liked it. (They also...
I listened to a First Line Frenzy stream today by @RFaithEditorial in conjunction with Reedsy. In first line frenzy, an editor, Rebecca Faith, quickly critiques the opening line in a long list of novels, It’s an interesting way to pick up...
I am back from vacation. I took a week off from the blog last week and am now rejuvenated and ready to push this book across the finish line. I have about twenty beta readers reading my draft manuscript and...
Have a great week… talk to you soon! (I took the picture below in Ngorongoro Crater, one of the locations in The Quantum Contingent )