Daron D. Fraley
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The Calm Before The Storm – or – 10 Lame Excuses For An Author
I wasn’t sure what to call this post. Part of me finds it easy to justify my complete lack of attention to my blog. Another part of me insists that I shouldn’t let the other part of me which likes … Continue reading
The Satisfaction of Creating
Mission accomplished. The book is done. At about 1 a.m. this morning, I sent the final pages back to my editor (Tristi Pinkston at Valor Publishing) for review and inclusion in the master copy of the manuscript. Changes were accepted. … Continue reading
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Editing underway!
My editor at Valor Publishing, the illustrious and talented Tristi Pinkston, has been working with me this week to get “The Chronicles of Gan: The Thorn” ready for publication. All kidding aside, she has greatly impressed me with her skill. … Continue reading
Publishing Contract Received
It is official! I now have a publishing contract in my hands! This has been a long time coming, but I had a lot to learn. I am so excited for this journey I am about to embark on. For … Continue reading
Head Hoppin’ Headaches
I believe I have proven to myself that there are no rules in publishing. Books are published in any ol’ fashion the publisher’s editor wishes to publish it. The publisher can allow the author to reuse words over and over … Continue reading
Second submission
Today the manuscript went to Cedar Fort Publishing. It is a bit of a long story, but Kirk Shaw at Covenant Communications was very complimentary on my writing style and the general storyline found in the synopsis, and although he … Continue reading
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
The good: Finally satisfied with my manuscript, I sent it in to Covenant Communications. What a fantastic feeling. The writers conference a week ago was outstanding. While there, my pitch session with the editor went well, and although there is … Continue reading
Letter S
I am so very grateful for the scriptures. In Gospel Doctrine class we are right in the middle of some of the best chapters of the Book of Mormon. The Savior’s visit to the Americas, or rather the record of … Continue reading
Letter Q
POV. I hate that acronym now. Holy Cowpies Batman! Fixing POV problems is not very fun. I just spent over three hours working through 6 pages. Most of the work was on a single page. Shame on all of you … Continue reading
Letter N
This will be a short post. I have my edited manuscript back from Danyelle Ferguson now. I have quite a bit of work to do, but I knew that would happen. All the pain to fix things will be worth … Continue reading
