WOO! Look at that cover -- aw, yisss. I'll be updating Goodreads with the new entry soon. With how things are going, we're right on track for a December release, and we've got much more room to stretch than we did with book 2 (which we finished just days before September 1st).
I'm not supposed to play favorites, but if I were to play favorites, then I would say book three is my absolute favorite so far. Don't ask me why or else I'll start gushing spoilers.
The manuscript is currently sitting with betas, who are very nearly complete with the novella. Once the novella's back with us, we have one last run-through before it's all set to go.
After all these months revising, it'll be a relief to actually start writing book four. My fingers are itching for some day-long, 10k marathons that finished the original 120k words of book 3 in about a month's time. Those were the days where I wrote until my fingers hurt. Aw, yes. Good times.
(Tip: if you're going to write until your fingers hurt, make sure your hands, wrists, and forearms are level so you don't get carpal tunnel, okay? Carpal tunnel is bad.)
On a final note, I've finally put together all the songs for the first book's soundtrack. I'll make a little banner and try to figure out the mystery that is 8Track and post it soon! Also, since this cover involved some more intricate changes than the others, and nine variations, I'll of course have another cover process post in the future!
That looks amazing guys! Hey, would you mine posting some pictures or something on what "level" hands and such look like? Because I'm in danger of getting carpal tunnel but I don't understand what people mean by level, even when they explain it to me. I just get frustrated, and Google hasn't been useful. Please? I don't want to have to give up writing! : (
ReplyDeleteLacey, if you're starting to get wrist pains, you should definitely take a break for a month or so with little to no typing! A doctor can help you with instructing how and when to use a wrist brace to prevent carpal tunnel (some people think that wearing one 24/7 is a cure, but it's not, and can actually make things worse). All that stuff.
DeletePreferred typing position should look like this:
http://www.webmd.com/back-pain/proper-sitting-posture-for-typing
If you're resting your wrists while typing, this is the danger zone. You want to be resting your elbows only, with your arms elevated. Since I have a laptop and no desk, I usually rest my elbows on my legs, but the cut I get is bad back pain after a while.
One day when we have the room, we'll definitely invest in getting the right equipment for proper typing, but until then, back stretches. Lots and lots of back stretches.
I hope that helps!
If you need help with 8tracks let me know and I'll give you a hand 8) it really is quite easy, though, so hopefully you won't have any problems.
ReplyDeleteAND MAN I JUST WANT TO READ but I need to write and ugh why is life so hard
Nah man, you should probably just read.
DeleteAll of the read.
Wow I've been missing a lot. THIS COVER IS THE BEST ONE. WH.... WHAT? So creepy but perfect. I'm afraid of the book already -.-' - Ana
ReplyDeleteYO this cover is my favorite so far, too (aside from the cover for book four, which I've already drafted, and I can't even TALK about that one because ten thousand spoilers, BUT BUT BUT).
DeleteBOOK THREE is also my favorite of the three so far omg but shh I didn't tell you that