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Proofreading begins for book i !!

8/5/2018

 
Hello All,

I'm excited to announce that Parisa Zolfaghari has agreed to do the proofreading for Thran Book I: The Birth!  Our project begins today and is expected to be complete by early September.  That means the book should be in a good position to go out for sale on Kindle, shortly thereafter!

I'll tell anyone who asks me, that writing a book is a very educational process.  You learn a lot about yourself, so it's introspective, but there is also a whole industry out there, that we hear about but never really understand as a consumer of books.  The process of transitioning from writing, to editing, to selling is like opening Pandora's box - an entire new world of options, paths, and distractions confront the writer.  So, for those of you out there who are wondering, yes, there is a difference between editing and proofreading.  An editor will help style the writing and flow of the book by offering alternative sentence structure, wording, and even changing paragraphs and re-organizing the story.  So it's a much deeper investment of time and a deeper dive into the book.  A proofreader will correct grammar and punctuation, so the book reads well, and correctly, but it stops there, for the most part, but that doesn't mean it's an easy job.  Book I is over 243,000 word, so it's a going to be a difficult job to ensure that there isn't a single typo or incorrect punctuation as prescribed by all of our, tricky, English language rules.  Heck, I've probably broken a few rules just in posting this blog...Parisa?!!

So let's all give Parisa a collective pat on the back as she takes on this daunting task!

Thank you Parisa!
​Brian

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