tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339996796158149672.post2498814921885086780..comments2023-04-04T01:15:34.624+12:00Comments on The Review Curmudgeon: Review: The Mask And The MasterMike Reeves-McMillanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658462904614685810noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339996796158149672.post-73316080502431289102012-11-11T08:05:21.455+13:002012-11-11T08:05:21.455+13:00Yes, that's where I'm leaning at the momen...Yes, that's where I'm leaning at the moment. I can afford to pay a cover designer and a development editor, and I don't know that there's a big marketing advantage in a small publisher (not comparable to the percentage they take, anyway). Plus the whole Ridan Publishing saga has kind of put me off. <br /><br />I've got beta comments coming in now, and some time over Christmas to do a bit of a rewrite, so look for it in early 2013.Mike Reeves-McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658462904614685810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339996796158149672.post-82713970940650613782012-11-10T15:52:15.296+13:002012-11-10T15:52:15.296+13:00Ha! Yeah, even the big guys rush sometimes.
I fo...Ha! Yeah, even the big guys rush sometimes.<br /><br />I found that doing the Podiobook for <i>The Wizard That Wasn't</i> helped me catch about a dozen formatting typos (the type you saw) that I, my editor, and my beta readers had all missed. Going through and reading each sentence aloud is such a methodical process that errors have nowhere to hide.<br /><br />Your series about the Gryphon clerks sounds intriguing, by the way. What's the latest-- thinking about self-publishing?Ben Rovikhttp://benrovik.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339996796158149672.post-44500359229910368092012-11-08T11:31:39.174+13:002012-11-08T11:31:39.174+13:00Thanks, Ben, for your good writing, for taking the...Thanks, Ben, for your good writing, for taking the criticisms so positively, and for your kind words about City of Masks. I should note that the errors I spotted were one or two a chapter, which is far less than I've seen in several traditionally-published books ([cough]HarperCollins[cough]). Mike Reeves-McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658462904614685810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339996796158149672.post-74501025456665349972012-11-08T03:40:13.793+13:002012-11-08T03:40:13.793+13:00Mike--
Thanks for picking up the book and taking ...Mike--<br /><br />Thanks for picking up the book and taking the time to review!<br /><br />I'm glad you enjoyed the storytelling here, and that you're psyched for the next installment! There are two shorts in the Mechanized Wizardry world coming out in the next few weeks, and Book Three will materialize in 2013. More titles to Podiobooks too, as time allows.<br /><br />I'm chagrined that there were enough editorial errors to take you out of the story. That's unacceptable; I never want to be one of 'those' indie authors. Fixing the messes you identified just took top priority for me.<br /><br />I'm grateful to have you as a reader, and I'm looking forward to reading City of Masks soon! (My wife and I have a new kid at home, so my leisure time is a little curtailed at present.)<br /><br />Thanks,<br />BenBen Rovikhttp://benrovik.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com