"A Country Boy on the Camino"

almostfamous73

New Member

Time of past OR future Camino

September 2012 - October 2012

• Nov 28, 2015

• #1

I finished my second draft of my first book tonight, "A Country Boy on the Camino." I have one more draft before sending it to a friend to help guide me to get it published. It is based on my pilgrimage in 2012.

 

SYates

Camino Fossil AD 1999, now living in Santiago de C

Time of past OR future Camino

First: Camino Francés 1999
...
Last: Santiago - Muxia 2019

Now: http://egeria.house/

• Nov 28, 2015

• #2

Two things to consider:

There are a lot, really a lot of travel memoirs of the Camino, especially the Francés published already, you really need a unique point of view / style to stand out from the crowd.

Be careful, I hope your friend warns you of this also, not to fall for any company that takes your money in exchange for 'deluxe publishing packages' or similar. You can publish for free on Amazon via KDP and Createspace.

Upfront costs for indie authors are typically cover design, editing and proof reading and you can organize all this yourself, you don't need a publisher for this. If you have any questions, send me a PM and I do my best to help. Buen Camino, SY

 

Rebekah Scott

Camino Busybody

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Many, various, and continuing.

• Nov 28, 2015

• #3

You really really do need an editor. Don't let anyone tell you any different.

 

CaminoDebrita

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Frances SJPP to SdC Oct/Nov 2015
Frances Burgos toSdC March/April 2016
W. Highland Way August 2016
Camino Somewhere September 2017

• Nov 28, 2015

• #4

Rebekah Scott said:

You really really do need an editor. Don't let anyone tell you any different.

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Agree.

Currently, my husband is getting a book ready for the printer, and we hired an editor to work through the MS and do basic edits on conventions-type issues (comma use, spelling, sentence structure, etc.). Sadly, she also changed the word choices, and as a large part of the book's charm is the use of 19th-century colloquial midwestern english, I am now having to completely re-edit, changing language again and referring to an original (and very messy) original manuscript. You not only need an editor, but you then need to check the editor's work. Carefully and painstakingly.

 

almostfamous73

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Time of past OR future Camino

September 2012 - October 2012

• Nov 29, 2015

• #5

SYates said:

Two things to consider:

There are a lot, really a lot of travel memoirs of the Camino, especially the Francés published already, you really need a unique point of view / style to stand out from the crowd.

Be careful, I hope your friend warns you of this also, not to fall for any company that takes your money in exchange for 'deluxe publishing packages' or similar. You can publish for free on Amazon via KDP and Createspace.

Upfront costs for indie authors are typically cover design, editing and proof reading and you can organize all this yourself, you don't need a publisher for this. If you have any questions, send me a PM and I do my best to help. Buen Camino, SY

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Thank you for your input, I plan on doing it myself as much as possible

 

almostfamous73

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Time of past OR future Camino

September 2012 - October 2012

• Nov 29, 2015

• #6

Rebekah Scott said:

You really really do need an editor. Don't let anyone tell you any different.

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Thank you so much for your input, I want it to be the best it can be so I do plan on having an editor

 

newfydog

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Pamplona-Santiago, Le Puy- Santiago, Prague- LePuy, Menton- Toulouse, Menton- Rome, Canterbury- Lausanne, Chemin Stevenson, Voie de Vezelay

• Nov 29, 2015

• #7

Rebekah Scott said:

You really really do need an editor. Don't let anyone tell you any different.

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A friend who has published five books tells me you need two editors; one to tell you what you do well, and one to tell you what you do poorly.

 

SYates

Camino Fossil AD 1999, now living in Santiago de C

Time of past OR future Camino

First: Camino Francés 1999
...
Last: Santiago - Muxia 2019

Now: http://egeria.house/

• Nov 29, 2015

• #8

Also don't underestimate the power of beta-readers, if you have good ones, it really can cut down on time/costs of an editor (which you still need). Buen Camino, SY