It’s been six years since I self-published Faith Awakened.
Print on demand was a new thing then. I learned much from the success of Jeremy
Robinson and his unflinching stance on quallity, whether it be in the writing
or the design.
So I ran it through about 20 critique partners, took over
half their comments on board, had a kick-ass designer do my cover art, learned
typesetting, and sent out a bunch of review copies in print, as was usual in
those days.
That first edition of Faith Awakened sold about 500 copies
in a year. Not bad for a first try, they say. And it got some great reviews. I
was happy.
Then, in 2011, Chila read it. Soon after, she asked if I’d
consider republishing it under Port Yonder Press, with a little updating and
polishing. Sure, I was keen. She understood the heart of my writing and I had
also been much inspired by hers. And I am curious to see what can be done by
having a publisher on US soil. My little book had gone as far as it could by
itself.
We both thought we’d just update the text a little bit. But
when we sat down to do so, absolutely nothing would come. Slowly it dawned on
me that the entire book needed to be rewritten. I am not the writer I was at 21
when I began that work, nor the one who published it at 28. I’m better.
1 comment:
It was pretty good then. I'm still the demanding reader I was then (if not more so), so the rewrite had better be good.
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