Waiting in the Wings

Both publisher Kira Henschel and I have completed our edits of the proof for Dead Reckoning and it has been sent to the typesetter.  There were more typesetting errors edits which I found both disheartening and encouraging.  It was disheartening because typesetting errors and technical and indicates a lack of attention to detail.  Writing edits never end, that’s the truth, you just stop at some point to get the book out to readers.

The original plan was to send Advance Reader Copies to both individuals and book reviewers to solicit those wonderful comments on the cover and sometimes the interior page of the book.  Comments like – “damn good writing” or “a fitting conclusion to the Irish Troubles series . . .”    

We have run out of time.  I have four author events in April, the first on April 7th at the Milwaukee MATC and I will need books to sell.  Kira and I had a frank discussion and decided that the initial printing will be a “first edition” – enough books to get me through at least April and most likely May.  Kira still plans to send out Advance Reader Copies to a list of folks I provided and will include their comments on subsequent editions.
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As a stopgap, I contacted my editor Christine Keleny of CK Books, https://ckbookspublishing.com/ her for an enticing sentence or two about the book.  She did a great job and it can now appear on the “first edition”.
So for now, I’m waiting in the wings, the theatrical analogy is perfect.  I hate waiting.  How many of you hate waiting?