Thursday, August 21, 2008

"Uh-oh, My Cat is a Super Genius! " Got my first proof of the book.


Hey! I got the first proof copy of the book. It was exciting and a little weird. It looks pretty good but Somehow when I looked at this thing....it seemed odd. I put it amongst a bunch of other children's books and it looked strange to me.
felt like anyone who looked at the pile of
books would be able to pick mine out as
the one that didn't look legit. I think
maybe that's because I've been so close
to it for so long.



So there's a bunch of little problems. The colour isn't right on some of the pages...and though the cover looks quite blue here...it really seems rather purple when holding the book...so I need to do something about that. Also, there's text I need to shrink for a better fit...some of the words get lost in the binding too. I'm working on finding an editor right now...so some fresh eyes should help. Have a look and throw me some comments. :)

5 comments:

Blayne Burnside said...

Congratulations man! This looks awesome. So much hard work! I'd like to get a copy in my grubby little hands.

I think the cover might look weird to you because it doesn't have THE AUTHOR'S NAME ON IT SIR!

Congrats again!

TED COLLYER said...

Hey Burnside! Thanks dude. I feel pretty good about it. Good to have finally finished something. Still some stuff to do. I'll get you a copy when I fix up the errors...and sir- you are correct, sir. I forgot about the author, sir. That will probably make a difference.

I'll do that for the next test copy. And then after that, I just sit back and watch the money roll in sir!!! Based on my projections, I'm certain this sucker will make upwards of less than no money. So it's gold teeth and Bently's from here on in sir.

zoomfrog said...

Hehehe....Blayne's right Ted


check other kids books....the writer / illustrator usually gets a big headline somewhere !

don't know if your'e publishing yourself or having a big place do it but pop by I have some info / checklist if you like .

Yeah , colour on a monitor is different than colour in print....but you'll make your mark I'm sure / that 2 page spread is awesome .

Derm

TED COLLYER said...

Hey Derm! Thanks dude! I like that page too. Some of the others are well...ehhhh..

I will take you up on the drop by offer sir. I'd love to get your thoughts on how it looks in person: plus, I need all the info I can get. I just got a new copy and I put my name on this one!..so that much is better...still lots of colour trouble.

Thanks again Derm-O

Talk to ya soon man.

Ted.

Clive said...

Looks great. Fancy not putting the authors name on it!