This is part 2 of Why Editing of a Book is Necessary. Just as writing a book is time-consuming, so is editing. I’m not one who likes to edit books, but the task must be done. Let’s continue the discussion.
What About Editing I Talked About Last Blog
- Editing the first chapter of a book.
- Editing Grammar.
- Examples of Homophones.
- Self-Check Grammar. (Exception to the rule when using a Bible program.)
In today’s blog, I’ll talk more about editing.
When editing chapter face pages
When my husband and I are writing each chapter of our books the preface that we follow is that the face page of each chapter (also known as chapter’s first page)) is always on the odd page. The last page of the chapter ends on the even page.
Adding more pages
This is a tough one to follow. I sometimes find it frustrating when I must add more pages to a book because a publishing company wants a certain number of pages before they’ll publish the book.
We use KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) and they require seventy-nine pages for the print book if you want a spine (also called a ‘gutter’). This is different that eBooks, but a print book needs a spine if you want people to find your book.
Sometimes you need to go in and add more pages by simply adding more content to each chapter.
For example, in the latest devotional book I’ve been working on, I was short a few pages. I went back and added more content and extra KJV Bible verses. Now my book has a total of eighty + pages.
More on the other side of this break.
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Now back to the article.
A second editing
My husband is in the process of doing the second editing of my book. He put it on KDP to make sure that it matches up with the criteria that KDP wants.
When he’s done editing, he’ll turn the book over to me so I can do another editing of the book. I’ll want to make sure I haven’t left anything out.
Editing the cover of the book
I love the picture that I chose for the book cover, but don’t like the white lettering background. I’m going to change the lettering to a brighter color, one that will grab peoples’ eyes when they take that first glance at my book.
I’m hoping to see my book in the publisher’s hand by the end of next week, but we’ll see what happens. I want the book published yesterday, but when writing a book, we don’t always get what we want.
God expects us to put our best effort forward, whether it’s in writing a book, serving Him, or whatever. As a writer, we should always strive to do the best work that we can.
Have a wonderful week.
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