Content related to Her Violet Empire, my first full-length fiction novel.
It’s been a while since I posted anything here. In addition to releasing the book and launching Maximum Cat Press, there has been a lot of change and increased stress in my day job and we unexpectedly had to replace our deck (Liz’s foot literally went through the old one). To say I’ve been busy […]
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I had a serious crisis this morning. My wife, who is also my social media manager, had been using an older draft copy of my manuscript to generate posts on Instagram. Not a big deal, there weren’t a ton of rewrites between the drafts. But she said something that absolutely destroyed me. It was an
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Today is the day. I officially submitted my files to Ingram. Her Violet Empire is off to the publisher. There will be a file review process in the next couple of days, and hopefully everything is accepted. Based on the submission information, HVE will be released on March 25th, 2022! I cannot express the cascade
After a rough start to 2022, I’ve taken this holiday to get myself back on track. I believe I’ve selected the name for my personal imprint (I’m going to sleep on it for a day or two and see if I still like it). I posted a teaser for the book on Instagram, and I
It’s official. I bought my ISBNs today, so this is really happening. I’m on Chapter 17/20 of my final read-through, and then it’s time to export and start the publishing process. Liz finished her read of one of my last drafts and she agrees that it’s ready, so Her Violet Empire is going to print
Late yesterday, I finished my last set of edits on Her Violet Empire. I am officially walking away, calling it text-complete. No more commas, no more additions, no more “just one more thing I thought of.” I’m having Liz read through it for tone and content, to make sure I didn’t cut too deep in
Reading the Last Writes Read More »
The idea for Her Violet Empire came to me in October of 2013. I ran down the hall from our bedroom to my “office” so I could write it down before I forgot. I’m a computer guy, so no way am I going to actually write it down. I struggle with ADHD-Inattentive and paper gets
Testing the Editors Read More »
Today, thanks to my social media manager (also known as my lovely wife), I have broken my boycott of all social media and created an Instagram account. You can find me @scottalexanderclark there. So far, I haven’t posted anything, but I’m hoping to share some of the cover design ideas we’re working on. I’m sure
Instagram is a GO! Read More »
