I’ve been busily working away the last couple of
months on the final touches for my YA dystopian novel. It’s been a bit
of a whirlwind time of final edits, choosing my cover and having the
formatting done. Although it’s been an exciting
ride I can’t help but feel the anxiety starting to build as I get
closer and closer towards publication. The procrastinator and
perfectionist in me really wants to delay the inevitable but in my
heart I know I’ve done as much as I can or am willing
to do for this novel and it’s time to release it into the world. The
insecure writer in me wants to keep it as close to my chest for as long
as possible so that I don’t have to deal with marketing, the publication
process and the inevitable unflattering reviews.
In a way I think I might have even been sabotaging myself by being
super picky about the cover even though the third version of it was
perfect yet I asked for so many tweaks the poor designers had to send me
through multiple additional drafts.(kudos to the team at Deranged Doctor Design for putting up with me!)
I think this is in itself a sign
that I’m ready and that I’m just creating ways to stop myself from
publishing. So, considering this is something I’ve been working towards
for the last four years, I have decided that I need
to be brave and just publish. Though it’s super scary and I’m very
insecure about the novel’s reception I have decided that I am going to
just close my eyes and hit publish. Oh and if anyone is interested here is the cover:
Congratulations! It's a cool cover. Is it available now? Send me the links and I'll feature it next week.
ReplyDeleteHi Alex,
DeleteI'm planning a September release but will definitely contact you when this happens! Thanks heaps!
Beautiful cover! I totally get the last minute anxiety. I was a wreck with my first book launch and had to be talked down several times by my publisher. I'm so glad I didn't try to back out because this adventure has been and continues to be epic.
ReplyDeleteHello, congrats on your achievement and best wishes!
ReplyDeleteI love the cover. Toss you fear aside and go for it. Think leap of faith (in yourself) :-)
ReplyDeleteAnna from Elements of Writing
Close your eyes and jump. We'll catch you! Great cover.
ReplyDeleteYes! Be brave! That's one of the biggest things. :)
ReplyDeleteAlso? That cover is beautiful!! :D
Oh my gosh that cover is beautiful. Don't worry I know it's going to be great. Very scary though.
ReplyDeleteJust Do It! ;-) It's what I tell myself when I've written and rewritten and haven't a clue what happens next. It's normal. I let my publisher decide if it needs more. In your case, that's you. :-) But if it was me who'd been doing this for four years, I'd be getting it done. Did you end up going to an editor?
ReplyDeleteHi Sue! Yes I did find an editor. Two in fact that I'm very happy with!
DeleteYay! I'm glad you are going to publish this book, finally! Sometimes, we have to take a page from our own characters and do as they do. Rory would jump into it head first because it HAS to be done at this point. :)
ReplyDeleteLet me know what you want me to do to help promote the book's release on my blog.