Yesterday, I received the email that every author longs to hear from her editor:
"Lisa!!! I think this is perfection! Truly! I have no further tweaks to suggest."
This came after one week (not counting the 3-day holiday) of wrangling between Editor Kaylan, from Candlewick, and moi over the Author's Note, to go in the back of the Beast book.
We went five rounds in four days, cutting, pasting, snipping, and shaping. But it's good that we're both so detail-oriented, because the result is — well, perfection!
So, yay! We're done!
The final ms has been copyedited, accepted, and approved. The Author's Note and jacket copy are finalized, and the cover design is almost done. Oh, and we now have a new title:
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| How I spent my July 4 weekend. |
This title, and the scrupulously-edited Author's Note, are meant to signify to readers that my book is NOT the Disney version of the tale — no more than Alias Hook was the Disney version of Peter Pan.
But you all knew that, right?
(Speaking of which, the live-action adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast is coming to a movie theatre near you in March, 2017, right around the time my Beast is hitting the bookshelves. Looks like it's going to be a Beastly spring!)
Anyway, my rough Beast's hour has come round at last, as he slouches now toward Candlewick to be born!
Stay tuned!
Congratulations Lisa: I look forward to learning more about this and your other 'Works'. 'Alias Hook'is on my shelf waiting for me. Take care.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much, Mary! I hope you enjoy your voyage with Alias Hook, and keep an eye out for Beast next spring!
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