The Whole Gamut Publishing

What am I up to now? With the second book in the series,  The Nor'easter , safely in the hands of my editor, Janet Laurence, I have about four weeks before I receive her full assessment.  I have picked up writing on the third book in the Shaun Young series, The Whistle Blower  (if you click on the cover pages graphic above, a larger version appears - it's pleasing to see them lined up as a series)

Welcome back! Hello everyone - it's been a while since my last update, but thought it was worth breaking radio silence to let you know how things are going with the follow-up to The Pink Herring.

Today, I received back the eagerly awaited second editorial review from Janet Laurence. I love reading the overview first, to see where I've done good, but is always followed up by the but...

Finally, I said enough is enough and called the latest update to my manuscript Final 2nd Draft. That's it, for now... I decided over the summer to take Tim's advice about self-publishing, having heard another horror story from a friend's wife who'd gone the traditional publishing route and desperately wishing she hadn't. By taking this decision though, means that I need to ensure the finished article is as polished as it possibly could be. To that end,  I contacted Janet Laurence who did such a fantastic job the first time around and she agreed to take it on again. The manuscript has grown in size to 125,677 words and ground an extra couple of chapters but it is far, far better read. Having acted on all the feedback I had from the first draft, The Pink Herring now reads like a professional novel and I am even more proud of it. Let's hope Janet thinks the same...