One more story and the writing part will be finished. Then comes editing. 😝 I will probably have to hire a professional editor after my sister and I go through it. I mean, what do I know about publishing a book?? Zero. Anyways, what I've learned so far has made it a fun and enlightening journey.
There are several steps to get to this point:
Step 1. Write the story
Step 2. Choose the puzzle words (keep a spreadsheet of words to avoid duplicates)
Step 3. Create the puzzle & solution
Step 4. Format the story, letter grid and solution pages
Step 5. Create a few hidden messages (that's another whole process)
Step 6. Create a separate message (and another whole process)
Step 7. Create any other pages (title page, copyright page, contents, etc.)
Step 8. Come up with a book name and create an eye-catching cover
Step 9. Edit, edit, edit (corrections have to be made in 5 different places)
Step 10. Submit for publication (hopefully it will be accepted on the first try).
I think that's everything. I use CorelDraw 2021 for creating the pages.
This book will have 40 mini stories, about 800 puzzle words, 9 hidden messages and one separate message... a total of 100 pages. It's VERY DIFFERENT than any other word search book you've seen. I started it at the end of February/early March and hope to submit it for publishing by the end of May. 🤞 To be notified when it's published, please join my email list... Rusty Bay Publications Email Opt-In
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
That's it for now, till next time. CYA!
-- Teri
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