[stylist] Update on my publishing progress

[slery]

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Cindy

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> [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Toni
> Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 10:34 AM
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> Subject: [stylist] Update on my publishing progress
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> 
> Hi all,
> I am continuing to work on my book that will be published by 
> the National Braille Press, Exploring Microsoft Word 2007 
> with JAWS. They have decided they want it finished by the 
> beginning of April so that it will be ready by the ACB and 
> NFB conventions this year. Anna Dresner, who is editing with 
> me, wants it done by the end of March so she can have a 
> couple of proofreaders look at it by the time we submit for 
> publication. 
> 
> This is where we are at; I submitted the book to Anna. She 
> proofread it and made suggestions on ways to improve it. Then 
> she sent it back to me. I made the changes and sent it back 
> to her. Once again, she made suggestions and sent it back to 
> me for revisions. I guess I always thought the editor was the 
> one who made the changes. I do see that she is changing 
> punctuation and grammar, but actual changes to the text are 
> done by me.
> 
> Through this whole process I have begun to wonder whose book 
> it is anyway, mine or hers? I know that this is all good. I 
> do sometimes wonder if it is worth it, sometimes it feels 
> endless and overwhelming. In the end though, I know it is 
> worth it. Even though I won't make much money on it (20% of 
> all sales), it is worth it because it will get my name put in 
> the Library of Congress when NBP purchases the ISBN. This is 
> a time consuming process. Thank goodness the book is only 31 
> pages! Through the editing process it has grown from about 20 
> or 22 pages to 31.
> 
> NBP did send me a contract to sign, but I haven't gotten a 
> reader to assist me with doing that yet. 
> 
> This is all a learning process for me. I am working on a 
> novel on the side, but I haven't done much with it for quite 
> a while. It is all about a girl who loses her sight while 
> still in school and how the world treats her differently 
> after her sight loss.
> 
> I will continue to update through this process as it evolves. 
> I still can't believe sometimes that my work is good enough 
> to publish! I never thought anything I did was that good.  
> 
> Toni 
> 
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