Upcoming Short Book Almost Had a Missing Copyright Page

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That second current book that I'm working on that I mentioned in the previous previous post almost had its copyright page missing. This is a one-short story book that will be releasing before my next full book, "Bad Apps", releases. It's called "The Trespassers", a science fiction horror story.  I don’t have a precise date for “Bad Apps” since I’ve run late on it several times already, but I’m shooting for late autumn or early winter of this year. “The Trespassers”, on the other hand, will be releasing way before that though, roughly within the next three weeks. 

I had sent the manuscript for “The Trespassers” to the book formatter earlier last week when I realized that I didn't include a copyright page. So, I told him to hold off on the formatting so I could gather the copyright page’s information, such as the date of publication and the character resemblance disclaimer, and then I would provide him with it. I put the information together in a separate document last Friday and submitted it to the formatter. He said he would add it to the manuscript. 

After the manuscript gets formatted, I'll have the final concept sketch for the book cover illustration to work on and then the designing of the book cover overall. I would do the full illustration myself like I've done with my previous books, but I just don't have that time anymore. If I did it myself, the book may never get out there for purchase. So, I’ll do a rough sketch and let the illustrator I hire fill in the details.

Also throughout last week, I worked on revisions for a story in my upcoming full short story collection, "Bad Apps". I typed in, on the flash drive, revisions I had noted in red ink on the hardcopy version of the manuscript for a story called "Virtual Voodoo".

For more details about "The Trespassers" and "Bad Apps", and for a discount on the former and possibly on the latter, subscribe to my free newsletter, "Night Creatures' Call". The most recent issue is now out and will be available to new subscribers for the next couple of weeks. 

Be here Wednesday for another Insecure Writer's Support Group (IWSG) blog hop (https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html)! Fellow writers, have you ever sent out a manuscript for a service, such as formatting, or for publication realizing that you forgot to include something in it such as the copyright page, the author's bio or table of contents? 

Until next time . . .