Shadow Glyph was published last week! I’m still getting used to the concept of having a book DONE and for sale; it’s so exciting! It’ll take me at least a month before I’m accustomed to it… For anyone who doesn’t know, it’s available here at Createspace, the company that published it, or through plain old Amazon by just searching “Shadow Glyph”.
I’ve been so busy with everything that I haven’t written a blog post about it yet… My poor website doesn’t even know that the book is done! I finished editing it a couple weeks ago and had to wait for a proof copy to ship. The proof copy had some technical errors on the back cover, but those were resolved by Createspace. Next I waited for a final proof copy to make sure they were resolved.
That proof copy came last Tuesday, June 26, 2012 (The day my book was published). I put it on the table, and went to finish getting ready for the day. Then I mowed the lawn. Then I cleaned up my dog… and then I clicked OK on Createspace. Pretty funny story when I tell about the day my first book was published. But I kind of like it.
So… because this is a self-published book, its success depends on my own efforts to advertise as well as the hear-say of readers like you. For every friend you tell to check it out, to read it, or even to send here, the impact of my book grows exponentially.
But enough of “my own efforts to advertise”. I’ve been working on Book 2 over the past several months, and recently went back to the start to reshape the beginning to be much quicker. With all the progress on Shadow Glyph, the more exciting it is to work on the second book.
Also a shout-out to the first couple of buyers! It’s been out for a week and some people have already bought it. Can’t wait to hear what you think. On that note, I love questions and comments about writing or the book itself, and this site is the place to do it! I’m planning to draw up some cool diagrams to go along with the first book, let me know if you think of anything else you’d like to see 🙂
I’ve already bought my copy of the book, but I was just wondering. Will the book include a map (more specifically, the map that’s been posted here on the site) or will we need to print off a copy of that on our own? I’m really looking forward to delving into the story and putting myself right in there, so it would be cool to be able to follow along with a map.
Also, if you do create bonus material to go alongside the book, could you post it online in printable formats, as to compile it all into the physical copy of the book?
Shadow Glyph does include a copy of the map in the first few pages, however it is a lot lower resolution and some features may be hard to make out. Between the two, you most definitely will be able to follow along.
I hadn’t thought of printable material for my extras, but I’ll try to keep it in mind. I already know one of the things I’m working on would be a pain to print, but future ones might not be… Thanks for the suggestion too.