Tag: Vellum

Pink sky at morning

Our surreal pink sky this morning

Woke up this morning to this amazing pink and golden sky, accompanied by some thunder—but no rain, no storms (not yet, anyway). It was surreal and quiet, and the entire sky, east and west, was painted in this incredible glow.

This week, I think I finalized the covers for both The Pansy Paradox and The Capstone Conundrum. The latter was simpler since the books are part of a series, and many of the design aspects remain the same.

I’m not quite ready for a reveal. I’m still letting it rest while doing other things, like playing around with all the new features in Vellum.

I love this application, and it just keeps getting better and better. Also, my decision to invest in a Mac Studio was a good one. I really was working seamlessly between Photoshop and Vellum last week.

The only issue is switching back and forth between Mac and Windows. I use shortcuts for both, and mixing them up just might be a thing I do often. Then again, working to keep them straight could be good for my brain. Who knows.

Up next? Well, my proofreader returned the manuscripts. After reviewing all the comments, I’ll create the final Word versions and drop them into Vellum and start formatting the interior for both the ebook and print versions.

In other news, over on Writer Beware, Victoria Strauss highlights the possible class action suit against Anthropic (for training its AI on pirated books). You can read that post here. Yes, some of my books are in that database of pirated books, and yes, I’m thinking about joining the class action.

Weekly writing check-in: the one with formatted ghosts

Again, all about Coffee & Ghosts this week. The first read through and revisions are done, now for the listening proof/edit. I also formatted episode two. Now that I use Vellum, this is so easy. In fact, it’s so easy, I still wonder if I’m missing a part of the process or if I’ve overlooked something.

I double check, of course. Every time. But it’s just that simple to format with Vellum. If you own a Mac, definitely look into buying the application. It’s worth every penny.

But that means A Few Good Ghosts is up for pre-order, with an on-sale date of November 30th.

Writing Work:

  • Revising Coffee & Ghosts, episode 3
  • Formatting and uploading episode 2

Submissions:

  • None

Rejections:

  • Paper Trail

Acceptances:

  • None

Publications:

a-few-good-ghostsNone, but A Few Good Ghosts is available for pre-order in some places, including Amazon.