Hello there!

And welcome to Volume 16:
The Dust Jacket for the Hard Copy edition of Becoming Amber and
Library of Congress Approval

This is the sixteenth in a series about the state of fiction writing today along with updates on my debut novel, Becoming Amber, which will be released later this year.

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Dust Jacket

This week, the publisher sent me the dust jacket for the hard bound edition of Becoming Amber for my approval.

In case you can't read the panels, here they are separately below.

The publisher's marketing staff did a great job on the flap copy - they picked right up on the tone and theme of the book. One step closer to printing!

The author photo was taken a few months ago, so for those of you who haven't seen me for a while, that's me flying through the adventure of life.

Library of Congress

There are a few tweaks yet to be done to the interior before sending off to print. One was to apply for, receive, and add the Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) to the copyright page of the book.

The LCCN is recorded in the national library database to help librarians and others find a book. It shows readers, reviewers, and book buyers and sellers that a book meets standard publishing formats.

Once a book receives a LCCN, the publisher or author submits a copy of the book to the Library of Congress for review to determine if it will be housed permanently in the largest library in the world. Usually, shelf space is reserved for non-fiction although fiction that exhibits a historical theme, a social movement, or other history may be selected and would be housed near non-fiction books that cover similar topics.

Moving Forward

While I wait for Becoming Amber to be printed so I can submit a copy to the Library of Congress, I'll be talking with my developmental editor about the Smudging Sage manuscript.

I have the following topics for future newsletters on the back burner:

If any of those sound interesting or if you have questions or other topics, you can reply to this newsletter with your comments.

Past newsletters cover the love of writing, the importance of a good idea, writing the book, looking for a publisher, the Acquisitions Editor, Contract Terms, the Developmental Editor, cover design, copy editing, interior design, research, early storytellers, and other news.

Until then,

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