From the Desk of J.M. Poole

I’ve done this for the last couple of books I’ve released and thought it’d be fun to show you, the readers, the steps that I will undergo to get the book ready to be released and what stage I’m presently on.  So, without further ado, here we go!

My steps for releasing a book:

• Finish writing the flippin’ book     finished!
• Finalize book cover    finished!
• Give to wife (Beta Reader #1).  Correct any advised changes.    finished!
• Get the pdf into the hands of my Beta Readers.    finished!
• Get the pdf into the hands of my primary proofer.  You know who you are.    finished!
• Revise manuscript to reflect changes.   in progress
• Format the manuscript for KDP submission (Amazon) – takes up to 24 hrs.   in progress
• Format the manuscript for Smashwords distribution – can take around a week to show up for Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Diesel, etc.   in progress
• Format the manuscript for Createspace release – this is the print edition.   in progress
• Pull out notebook and start working on Tales of Lentari #3!    in progress