Writing - the ups and downs

Jeez! When I sent my manuscript to the production company, I thought I'd ferreted out ALL the mistakes. NOT SO. When I received the Kindle copy, and started line editing, I found mistake after mistake. Costly mistakes now that I'm paying for each mistake after five - the first five mistakes being free with the cost of the production. I've learned so much during this edit. First, I've learned how to line edit more carefully. I've learned not to be in such a hurry to publish that I don't take time to delete all the bloopers. I'm learning NOT to use so many BUTS AND ANDS to begin sentences. I didn't realize I used them with abandon. I'm learning to omit some of the colloquialisms. I'm just learning learning learning. Darn. I thought I knew so much and now I'm learning after all these years that I don't know much about writing AT ALL. Here's to a cleaner manuscript next time around. Here's to bringing all I've learn

I'm so excited! The proof copy of Vada Faith arrived via email today. It looks great. Now, I need to look at each page and check for typos and mistakes. Another week or so and I'll have it ready for Amazon Kindle. It's been a long ride for Vada Faith and I. However, she's going to go to work for me soon and I will move  on to other book projects waiting in the wings. This has been an eye opening experience, from getting my copyright, to an employee id number to working with the producers to get this book ready to put into ebook form. Now, I have to get Vada Faith into paperback format, which means more editing and saving it into pdf file for the publisher. At this point I plan to go with Amazon Create Space unless things change. Thanks for following the path of my friend, Vada Faith. In another year or less I'll have a sequel to those who like her story. It's titled SWEET BABY JAMES, about a kidnapping in Shady Creek, West Virginia. Of course since