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My editor asked me to do a search and find for the word “walk” in Woman of Substance. I was also to replace some of those “walks”. I went on a thesaurus search. Some sentences could be changed using synonyms like amble, or meander or even ramble, saunter, stroll, or wander. I just could not find another descriptor when Jake left the man who was his father as he was dying until today when I discovered that when a character walks away he leaves.

When a character walks to somewhere he arrives. Perhaps my emphasis has been placed on the wrong verb. I await the second round of edits. My editor and I decided that we would take our time and present the best book possible.

Woman Of Substance is scheduled to be ready either the November 21 or 28. Soul Mate Publishers releases their new titles on Wednesdays.
I will send off balloons on release day.

Leaving

When your back is turned and you move away, you leave.

You know you’ve been at your desk too long when…

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TBR November 3012

I received the first round of edits for Woman of Substance fourteen days ago from my editor at Soul Mate Publishing.http://www.soulmatepublishing.com/
When they arrived, I acknowledged receipt of the email but didn’t open them.
The next day I opened them and read the editor’s instructions.
The next day I circled them like a dog trying to find a comfortable place to begin.
Then the weekend arrived, however I began and enjoyed the process. Finally one week later I was determined to complete the job by this last weekend.
Alas I did not. I grew the book by almost 8,000 more words.
I finally emailed off the edits to the editor tonight because I know I’ve been at my desk too long because the indentations from my computer chair are like craters and I have to really push to move my chair.
I know I’ve been in my chair too long because I have a pile of books that are spread to my left for easy access. I can’t even step around them anymore.
I know I’ve been at my desk too long because I need clean clothes.
I’ve lost contact with friends.
I need a lightbulb replacement in the overhead fixture.
For the first time in a very long time, I turned off all telephones in my house and my cell phone was turned onto vibrate. I’ve enjoyed the uninterrupted time.
I have turned on FB at night but just to catch up on news.
So tonight I am going to bed, knowing I may have the weekend before the second round of edits appear in my inbox. Then I may not have the luxury of circling, I may just have to jump in and swim.

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When my virtual tours conducted by Goddess Fish Promotions are complete on Tuesday, June 12, I will have had well over one hundred comments. I will have been a guest on twenty different blogs.
I will have read from Moving On-A Prairie Romance twice.

What is next?
Traditional advertisement. Three different magazine static advertisements. One virtual http://www.theromancestudio.com/ and two print. Soon to be revealed.

Following that the release of another book titled “Woman of Substance” by Soul Mate Publishing near the end of November or beginning of December of 2012 .

Thank you everyone who has followed my tour and made it a success.
But wait don’t forget June 11 at

http://www.elainepcantrell.blogspot.ca/

And Sarah Ballance: http://sarahballance.wordpress.com/

See you there for one last blog visit for a while.