final proofread & publishing mistakes writing vlog | day in the life of an author on a deadline

final proofread & publishing mistakes writing vlog | day in the life of an author
in today's cozy writing vlog, i'm doing the final proofreading of my upcoming YA romance novel and discovering a big publishing mistake. mistakes will happen, but we have to accept them and brainstorm fixes, not let them overwhelm us. when self-publishing, you have to bounce back from the low points and get back to the high. so even though this mistake is a bummer, i'm not letting it get me down!
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[@lulubee2001]

I've been there and it's painful! In Word, you can run a document comparison between your revised document and the one your proofreader has, and it will highlight all the changes you made so you can easily see the sections you revised and incorporate them into your proofreader's document when you get it back.

[@patricialivangood3748]

Take this as a learning lesson, so the next time you can plan better on the dates. Just don't beat yourself up. You are only human and make mistakes. At least you've taken ownership of the mistakes. Like I said take this as a lesson learned.

[@melanieannplans2666]

My heart goes out to you, Sarah! It's tough to deal with real life issues when also following your passion which also happens to be your full time job. I love the analogy you've used of the rollercoaster, because it's absolutely true. I cannot wait for your audience to meet Gemma and Hudson, and I know this release will be a success. Take care of yourself, my friend!

[@themusespeakstome4467]

Yay for getting to nine books, Sarah. Happy Writing!

[@davancerda]

Yes girl! I got into annotating last year and I’ve progressed from only tabs to now tabs, highlighters, and a little bit of pen 😂💕

[@storiesbydesirae]

Thank you for sharing your journey and the bumps, Sarah. Like you said, it reminds us we're human and that mistakes will happen, but we will come up soon - overcoming that challenge. Congratulations on book number 9!!

[@stephaniedunham4104]

Oh man! I’m sorry this happened but it’ll all be okay!

[@cassie_hart]

You're so right - it is a rollercoaster, and it's important to remember that! In one of my very first self-published books, I made a massive error. I doubled up a chapter in both the digital and print versions. A friend read it and told me and I was mortified. Thankfully, almost no one had a copy, but I'd ordered 25 print copies of the book and they were all wrong. Friends and family purchased them as 'special/limited edition' ones, and I've given a few away over the years to people who don't mind me writing 'skip this one, it's a double up!' on the extra chapter. I live in perpetual fear of doing that again 🤣

[@JoeyPaulOnline]

Oh I feel for you so much because every release I've done there's been something go wrong, it's not just you, it happens to all of us!

[@kokoro_flow]

It's okay, Sarah. You have a lot going on; and we all make mistakes sometimes. You were right about "ergonomics". I use a cork yoga block to elevate my laptop, which helps prevent shoulder / upper back / neck pain. I saw a guy use a stack of several hardback books to elevate his laptop at the library once. He used his Bluetooth keyboard to type. So you can use something to help when you have work to do on your laptop -- especially if it'll take longer than an hour. 🫶🏻 But yeah, at least you caught your mistake when you did! And because of this experience, you'll most likely remember to check your calendar and to mark the date that is the 10 business days prior deadline so there's no confusion about deadlines. You could set up in your iCal (if that's the app you use) to give you an alert reminders, like, 3 days & 1 day before or whatever works for you. :) I have a Kindle so I'm one of the 100+ people who pre-ordered the Kindle book. It's fortunate that most of your pre-orders are Kindle books! :D

[@Jokerloveshq43]

Sending lots of love and virtual hugs. ❤️

[@afkoppauthor]

oof! I'm so sorry it's been a bit of a rough ride, but there is no way to learn from mistakes without making them. Keep up the good work!

[@sunnyday6680]

Sarah, do you have a video or videos on the editing process? I just finished my manuscript and have no idea where to look for an editor. Is an Editor and Proofreader the same thing? LOL. Help! Thanks for giving us a glimpse into the life of a writer! 💖

[@ReadableMarie]

Girl, you have had a lot of things going on at once. Mistakes will happen!! I will still love your work and it will be a five star book in my eyes! (Unless it is like really different from the rest of your work, and then I’ll comment about it lol) You moved!!! It’s crazy that you decided to publish at the same time. At least Michigan winter hasn’t been awful other than a few storm days Can’t wait to read it when it comes out!!!! Relax, you are amazing and doing your best!

[@AuthorJenniferKrigbaum]

I FELT that forehead smack 😂🤦‍♀️ But I’m so sorry you went through all of that! (Personal and book related). I completely understand wanting to keep that part of your life private, and it sucks when it bleeds into other things :( On a lighter note, what K-POP artists are you currently listening to?

[@rose-mariemuller6704]

Breathe, we will love it regardless, it’s a Sarah Sutton romance. They are always wonderful ❤❤❤

[@fionahowellwrites5302]

I've never done pre-orders. I would be nervous too! I'm not on Ingramspark either though. Thinking about it.

[@claranielsen3791]

This may be long way off, but if you move up Book 4’s release day, could you talk about how the pre-order process differed as compared to when you didn’t change it? I want to start doing that so I always have a book up for pre-order but I worry about how to push the pre-order when I know the release day will change at some point. Like « the book comes out… sometime before or on this day! Whoo! » lol

[@josieann4390]

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