Wednesday, June 06, 2007

LAST LIGHT - early feedback


Okay at this stage, with the hardback due out in July, there will be a few hundred people who have in their hands what's known in the biz as the 'uncorrected proof' for LAST LIGHT. This is a limited run of the book, complete with typos and dodgy typographic layout and a cover that has yet to be finalized, that is sent out to reviewers and book dealers to generate some 'heat' in advance of the actual release date.

It's at this stage that as a writer you will start to get the 'uncontaminated' feedback...ie: feedback from people who don't know me, don't work for the publisher, haven't had anything to do with any earlier drafts. This is when you will begin to know for sure whether you've just written a complete turd...or not.

Needless to say...it's one of the more un-nerving stages in any book's life cycle.

So, it's with a gasp of relief, and the celebratory pop of me opening a can of Redbull that I'm going to sit back and savour this first little tidbit of feedback.

Linky

It's a crime/thriller news-n-review site authored by a guy called Ben Hunt, who used to write a column for the Financial Times and freelances now. And right now...is my bestest mate ever.

Okay, so...now I'm going to sit down for five minutes. Give myself a pat on the back, maybe tell myself how wonderful I am.

Then, go back to working on book 3...and all the self-doubt and self-loathing that comes with writing a new book.

29 comments:

AndyC said...

So you going to start believing us when we say it's a good book now...hehe

Always good to get unbiased comments like that, they are probably more priceless than any columnist review etc.

Roll on book 3!

Anonymous said...

And I quote:
"as compelling a book as I've read in a while."

Drop the "in a while" and put the quote on the cover!

Anonymous said...

what a great book! I have never read anything like this. seriusly, I had to grab my selv from being insane. Several times i had to stop og see around me. "is everything ok or has the world gone insane!" thank you so much, for a lovely book!

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