R.W. Murphy Books Published by Aqua Clara Press: Status of New Book "Chains of the Cosmic Wanderer:...

R.W. Murphy Books Published by Aqua Clara Press: Status of New Book "Chains of the Cosmic Wanderer:...: It's been awhile since I last posted about my second book. Chains of the Cosmic Wanderer: The Action Manifesto . The news is both good a...

Status of New Book "Chains of the Cosmic Wanderer: The Action Manifesto" | Editing Remains a Slog

It's been awhile since I last posted about my second book. Chains of the Cosmic Wanderer: The Action Manifesto. The news is both good and bad.

First the good... I finished the first draft of the manuscript in September and I think it's a pretty good story. The bad: it has taken me this long to knock out 530 pages of 750 during what started as a standard edit for spelling and grammar and has turned into a fairly extensive re-write (style... not substance).

Only ten pages per day are getting done. That's at least 20 more days of editing. It will go longer because I can't work at it every day and there is a certain size creep. As I re-write, the book continues to get longer, albeit at a much reduced rate from when I was doing the first draft.

I made a decision several months ago to keep the book intact as one long tome. I have to seriously re-think breaking it up into two books. There are only a handful of 750-800 page books out there... and I am not one of those famous authors who can pull it off. I am going to wait and see the final count before I pull the trigger on that.

Related subject: if anyone knows people in the entertainment industry, I think this would be an excellent basis for a movie or a multi-season TV show. I would sell the rights for the right price.

R.W. Murphy Books Published by Aqua Clara Press: First Draft of Chains of the Cosmic Warrior: The A...

R.W. Murphy Books Published by Aqua Clara Press: First Draft of Chains of the Cosmic Warrior: The A...: Finished the first draft of the new book Friday 9/7/2018. As I warned, it went long at 630 6x9 pp. With front and back matter it is a total ...

First Draft of Chains of the Cosmic Warrior: The Action Manifesto Complete

Finished the first draft of the new book Friday 9/7/2018. As I warned, it went long at 630 6x9 pp. With front and back matter it is a total of 650 pp. It seems I have brought it in within the definition of "epic" at 287,000 words.

I have chosen art and ethics over money. Rather that break it into two 300 pp. books I am leaving it as one tome for the time being. I hate the idea of people having to buy one, get to a contrived semi-ending, and then have to buy a second one to complete the story. Shorter, cheaper books sell better... but so be it.

This is now grunt work time. I have found in the past that at least four re-reads for edits are required... and even that is not 100% without a second set of eyes. It should be ready for sale on Amazon by October 15th... hopefully!

-RWM

R.W. Murphy Books Published by Aqua Clara Press: Chains of the Cosmic Wanderer: Vol II - The Action...

R.W. Murphy Books Published by Aqua Clara Press: Chains of the Cosmic Wanderer: Vol II - The Action...: Well ladies and gentlemen, I have run into a problem. I have 420 pages of the new book in the can but I am no where near wrapping it up. Dec...

R.W. Murphy Books Published by Aqua Clara Press: Cash Inflow for First Time - Amazon Royalty Paymen...

R.W. Murphy Books Published by Aqua Clara Press: Cash Inflow for First Time - Amazon Royalty Paymen...: Hardly getting rich folks but I have received a royalty payment from Amazon for the first time. Direct deposited into the account I specifie...

Cash Inflow for First Time - Amazon Royalty Payment

Hardly getting rich folks but I have received a royalty payment from Amazon for the first time. Direct deposited into the account I specified months ago. Nice to see a bank ledger entry that didn't have a negative sign in the front of it.

Chains of the Cosmic Wanderer: Vol II - The Action Manifesto Status

Well ladies and gentlemen, I have run into a problem. I have 420 pages of the new book in the can but I am no where near wrapping it up. Decision time: split it into two volumes of approximately 300 pages or continue on with the one huge one. I would like to stay under 500 pages in a single volume but it's looking unlikely. I could also go to a larger size paperback format than 6x9 inches to reduce the page count. I could also go back and delete/abridge certain things. Don't want to do either of those.

There are also practical cost and retail pricing issues. A single big tome  or larger physical size will price it out of the market. Whereas, two smaller ones will keep unit pricing  more reasonable but will require the reader to accept a "to be continued" ending for the first one. Reader would then have to order the second one to finish the story. I don't think I know a way to have them sold as a two volume package on Amazon but I need to check that out.

R.W. Murphy Books Published by Aqua Clara Press: Chains Vol II: The Action Manifesto -- Situation R...

R.W. Murphy Books Published by Aqua Clara Press: Chains Vol II: The Action Manifesto -- Situation R...: Work is going slower than I would like. Twenty chapters written. That's 270 6x9 pages in the can as of noon today. There are 95 more pag...

Chains Vol II: The Action Manifesto -- Situation Report

Work is going slower than I would like. Twenty chapters written. That's 270 6x9 pages in the can as of noon today. There are 95 more pages fleshed out in my outline but if history is any indication  that will turn into 150 pages as I complete the re-write. I could split this into two separate 250 page books but will likely just leave it just one more long one. Since it will be in ebook and print on demand formats, there is no real incremental cost doing it that way.

Target publishing date remains August 1st but its probably getting a little squishy (n.b., a GRE vocab word for all you heading to grad school!). I am pretty sure it will be up on Amazon no later than August 15th.

R.W. Murphy Books Published by Aqua Clara Press: Chains Vol II: The Action Manifesto

R.W. Murphy Books Published by Aqua Clara Press: Chains Vol II: The Action Manifesto: As or today I have 210 pages in the can for The Action Manifesto. Unfortunately, I have to keep pushing out the publishing date. July 15th i...

R.W. Murphy Books Published by Aqua Clara Press: Chains Vol I: A Matter of Significance Autographed...

R.W. Murphy Books Published by Aqua Clara Press: Chains Vol I: A Matter of Significance Autographed...: I have five 6"x9" paperback copies of Chains of the Cosmic Wanderer: A Matter of Significance still in stock. I purchase them fro...

Chains Vol I: A Matter of Significance Autographed Copies

I have five 6"x9" paperback copies of Chains of the Cosmic Wanderer: A Matter of Significance still in stock. I purchase them from Amazon at a special author's price. I am selling them for a flat $17 delivered by USPS (i.e., handling, postage and tax included). That translates into roughly a $5 reduction for buyer.  If desired, will autograph front pages per your direction or with a default message if you do not specify. Email: rw_murphy@aquaclarapress.com to order.

Chains Vol II: The Action Manifesto

As or today I have 210 pages in the can for The Action Manifesto. Unfortunately, I have to keep pushing out the publishing date. July 15th is still the official date but it's probably a little soft. It will likely be closer to August 1st by the time all the post-writing manuscript editing takes place. At least this time around the Amazon Kindle Direct Press procedures will not present such a huge learning curve.

R.W. Murphy Books Published by Aqua Clara Press: One Hundred Pages in the Can

R.W. Murphy Books Published by Aqua Clara Press: One Hundred Pages in the Can: Vol. II: The Action Manifesto is coming along (i.e., Vol. II of Chains of the Cosmic Wanderer). Outline is done but I'm only putting out...

One Hundred Pages in the Can

Vol. II: The Action Manifesto is coming along (i.e., Vol. II of Chains of the Cosmic Wanderer). Outline is done but I'm only putting out 10 finished pages a day. If I buckle down I can double that. Targeting 250-300 6x9 print pp. complete. If past is an indicator it wll probably run longer. Target publishing date is now July 15th

R.W. Murphy Books Published by Aqua Clara Press: Press Release Went Out AM Wednesday Morning - Grea...

R.W. Murphy Books Published by Aqua Clara Press: Press Release Went Out AM Wednesday Morning - Grea...: Picked up in entirety by 230 media outlets within 3 hours of release. Those outlets represent a potential audience of 14.2 million people. ...

Press Release Went Out AM Wednesday Morning - Great Response So Far

Picked up in entirety by 230 media outlets within 3 hours of release. Those outlets represent a potential audience of 14.2 million people.

Click her to view actual release.

Google Search Now Finds Chains of the Cosmic Wanderer

Google Search Now Returns Chains of the Cosmic Wanderer on Amazon. Below is screen shot. Sorry it is so fuzzy, Click on image to expand it in browser. Click upper right "X" to close image view and return to blog.

PR Blurb To Be Released Wednesday

eReleases is handling press releases for  Aqua Clara Press relative to new book Chains of the Cosmic Wanderer: A Matter of Significance. First release is scheduled for Wednesday morning 16th to Florida media outlets.

New Aqua Clara Press Web Site

New Web site hosted by Net Solutions went live today. Still tweaking a few small  things but base site is done.

URL is http://aquaclarapress.com .

A full array of information on books is available there.

Tui Two Close Hauled Enroute Key West

Liveaboard staysail schooner Tui Ni Wasabula II... the Tui Two... per Epilogue in Chains of the Cosmic Wanderer: A Matter of Significance. Will figure into new Volume II: The Action Manifesto. She was re-rigged as a split backstay, club-footed staysail, cutter-ketch and repainted a glossy forest green in Key West. Masts were switched during overhaul with shorter one now aft.

Cover Differences Between eBook and Paperback & Misc. Amazon Issues

Due to the structure of the Amazon publishing process, the original eBook cover had to be modified somewhat when the print cover was being created. The interior text of both versions is identical. Also, the print version required substantially wider margins which caused its total page count to increase substantially relative to the eBook pagination.

I understand the above might cause frustration for those who have both versions, leaving off on one page electronically and then finding that the print page is not the same. This will be corrected in subsequent volumes. It has occurred on this book because the electronic version had already been produced with margins that were too narrow to go to print. The print manuscript was subsequently modified when the glitch was found. Going forward, the electronic version margins and the print version margins will be the same. That should preclude the out of sync problem.

Lastly, there may be a linking issue on Amazon between the two versions. It is supposed to be set up to where a person can buy an eBook version for $1.99 once they have purchased a paperback. If that does not work for you, please drop a note here.

Thank you for all your support in this adventure!!

New Book In Development

R.W. Murphy indicates that Chains of the Cosmic Wanderer: Volume II The Action Manifesto is currently in production. Much of the story was conceptualized and outlined earlier. The time to complete the writing  and go to publishing should be minimized. Expected publication date no later than June 30, 2018.

Amazon Releases R.W. Murphy eBook and Print on Demand Paperback

R.W. Murphy's new historical novel Chains of the Cosmic Wander: A Matter of Significance was released last week on Amazon in both Kindle eBook and paperback print on demand versions.

• Click her for Amazon book summary page .   
• Click here for author information.
• Aqua Clara Press is the publisher.

• Ebook ISBN: 978-1-7323331-0-9
• Print ISBN: 978-1-7323331-1-6

Both versions are searchable on Amazon.com using the search term:  Chains of the Cosmic Wander .