ARCs (Advance Reading Copies), also known as Bound Galleys, are the paperback uncorrected proofs that get sent out to reviewers and other industry types. They’ll also be available at various conventions my publisher will be attending. And here they are!
It’s almost a real book!
Of course this means there may soon be reviewers and bookstore people and librarians reading my book. And loving it. Or hating it. Eeek!
I’ve just now finished my most recent revision on Mirable Chalice, and I feel relatively pleased with it. We’ll see if I still feel that way when I do a full read-through this weekend! Then it will go back to my editor to see if I fixed the things I was trying to fix. Meanwhile, I will start something brand new!
It took me a while to get rolling on this revision, in part because of various life interruptions (guests, vacations, an annoying cold) and in part because I think I was a bit overloaded on it. I find that I do need time away from my projects as much as I need dedicated time working on them, or it starts to feel like a bitter slog. But this last week things began to flow again and I got wrapped up in the story and the characters, and that really is the best feeling.
In other news, it’s been decided by the powers-that-be that Fortune’s Folly will be marketed as a Middle Grade book. I am happy either way; as long as people read and enjoy it, I will be pleased! And I will be in great company. Many of my personal favorites (such as Lloyd Alexander’s Prydain books) are categorized as MG, not to mention new and upcoming writers like the excellent Sarah Prineas and R.J. Anderson.
I do most of my book-browsing in my local library, and online, where the distinction is not as obvious as in the bookstore where there is a separate Teen section. So mostly I just see a whole bunch of interesting books. I hope readers who might enjoy Fortune’s Folly, no matter what their age, will be able to find it.
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