There is a phenomenon in publishing known as ‘galleys’ and they have sailed into my life for the seventh time;) In my pre-publishing days, when I existed in a state of ignorant bliss, I thought galleys sounded rather romantic and images like this floated in my head…
I’m not sure who named galleys but there is one thing ships and books have in common ~ work.
So for the next couple of weeks I will become a galleys slave to the about-to-be-printed page. One great thing about galleys is that they’re typeset and look like a book. I always ask for a hard copy in addition to an e-copy as I work better with a ‘flesh and blood’ copy. Since I’ve been away from these characters since September (and have missed them madly), it is always a joyful and somewhat jarring experience to revisit them through the eyes of my editors. Who might not be as fond of them as I am;)
On with this next journey… Thoughts and prayers appreciated!
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Dear Laura,
I will try again and see if I can get through this time, ha! But many thoughts and prayers are with as you go through the galleys. Sounds very exciting to me, but I understand what you are saying. Now you are reading through our eyes, seeing it as if for the first time. Oh I can hardly wait for this next treasure!
Blessings and prayers to you, my friend. 🙂
Georgianne
Georgianne!You got through at last! WordPress must be asleep, lol, though I did have to change the date on my post from March 31st to now. Cantankerous it is still! You hit upon one thing I wish I could experience as a reader – coming to the book fresh like you for the first time. What a joy that would be! Love that you call it a treasure. I pray/hope it is. Not too much longer now. Have a blessed weekend!
You might need some help with that.
I am here for you.
Because *I* am selfless like that.
Just FedEx it all to me, and I’ll get it back to you.
Eventually…
LOL, you are just chomping at the bit to meet this hero of yours!! I’m fifty pages in reading aloud and it’s going swimmingly;) I even get to write two additional scenes! Then comes the historical fact checking … Don’t feel too sorry for it. I love it. And I hope you love this hero of mine (and yours)!
YES I AM!!!!
You ALWAYS have my thoughts and prayers, dear Laura!! Loved hearing about galleys, smiling at the ship reference and thrilled knowing we’re getting 1 step closer to holding your beautiful, inspiring novel in our hands!! Love and hugs!!
Bonnie, thanks for always being so gracious and faithful. I couldn’t do it without you and Joyce and others here. When I work on these galleys I ‘feel’ your prayers. And I hope you and others here feel mine, too!!
I’ve had a name rolling back-and-forth in my brain for several days now – am tossing it out to you to do anything with it that you might desire, maybe now it will let me alone, LOL. The name is Zedekiah.
Oh my! Zedekiah is positively robust, Bonnie! A manly name if there ever was. I am thinking he belongs in a frontier novel. I will call him “Zed.” Now go tell Zed to leave you be;) And thank you very much. I will certainly use as I am always, always in search of good names and this one says so much…!
I decided to google Zedekiah, it’s said he was the last king of Judah before the destruction of the kingdom by Babylon. He reigned for 11 years – from age 21, his father was Josiah (also a good name, love some of those bible names). Won’t mention his fate – if you don’t already know it, may affect your thinking on how to use his name. I don’t remember reading about him in the bible previously, his name appeared to come to me from “out of the blue” – like you, my thought was that he belonged on the frontier.
Oh, such great history here, Bonnie! Sweet that you thinks he belongs on the frontier, too. He just begs to be called “Zed” though I love the full name! I can only imagine his fate. When I read through the Kings a couple years ago I was amazed at the ones who started out ‘good’ and ended up ‘bad.’ Sigh. Even Solomon. Anyway, Zed belongs in a frontier novel and I shall adopt him and give you full credit! We have a friend named Zeb which probably stands for Zebulon. But I like Zed better;)
Prayers my dear friend!!!! 🙂
Joyce! Welcome to my humble journal here! I’m thrilled to see you. It means a lot that you take time for these posts. And your comments today mean more than you know because I KNOW you are a woman of prayer and have such a heart for Him. My biggest hope/desire is that the book and words within be pleasing to the Lord and that it might bless someone in turn as they read.
Hoping you and Mr. G have a blessed weekend. Wish I could be with you Sunday morning especially!
Thanks for sharing the process. We love your books so much, it’s nice to follow along. Prayers as always.
Cindy, I’ve been thinking of you and your littles as we move into spring! I know things are about to bloom there or should be. Our forsythia and some orchard trees (plums) are blooming way ahead of schedule here. I miss those dogwoods and redbuds! Thanks for taking time here when I know you don’t have any. Thoughts and prayers with you, too:) Always.
Oooooo…galleys! That means we’re getting closer! I can’t wait to meet this new hero and heroine of yours. Though I’ll miss my Ballantynes 😉 , I’m excited that you’re heading back to the 18th century. Praying for you, my dear friend, as you go through the galleys and put on the final touches. 🙂
Angi, I can’t wait for you to meet this new cast either but it does my heart good to know you miss those Ballantynes! They’ve been with us for quite some time now and it’s hard to put them to bed, so to speak! Strange, too, to return to writing standalones after a series. Writing standalones is easier in some respects. But a series does have its perks. I really appreciate your support and encouragement. You’re always there for me and I hope you know those prayers are reciprocal. Bless you so much!