2013 Indy Author Fair

I'm very excited to announce that I have been chosen to participate in the 2013 Indy Author Fair on Saturday, October 26th from 12:00-2:00 pm at the Indianapolis Central library! There will be about 40 local authors participating. 

Workshops and author talks will also be presented! Please consider coming down to the Central Iibrary and supporting local Indiana authors! 

There is no age limit for this event. More information can be found on their website at: http://www.imcpl.org/events/detail/?event_id=3475&schedule_id=34901

Fall is here!

Fall

There is nothing like the crisp air, vivid colors, pumpkin patches, and caramel apples of Fall. Autumn is my favorite time of year, not only for the wonders already mentioned but for the traveling! Family visits for the upcoming holidays are some of the most exciting times. But... Being stuck in traffic without a good book to read could be horrible! 

Check out my thrilling murder mystery Blood is Thicker Than Water. 

Take a dive into the world of two IMPD Detectives as they race against the clock to figure out who, what, when, where, and, most importantly .... Why? 

The first of the Greene and Shields Files trilogy, is on sale wherever books are sold! 

Also available as an ebook download!

And be sure to join my mailing list by visiting my website and dropping a hello!  

www.mkatherineclark.tateauthor.com

It's Here!!!!

Hello everyone!!
I am so excited! My novel Blood is Thicker Than Water has been released!! After nearly a year it is available wherever books are sold!! Please take a look and order! There will also be announcements to events and signings! Please keep an eye out. I would love to meet you all!!

Release Date

Hello! It's been a while! So sorry for the delay, it's been a busy few months! Tate Publishing have given the release date for my novel Blood is Thicker Than Water! It will be officially released on March 12, 2013! All the hard work is finally paying off! The novel is now available for pre-sale book and e-book download, off the publisher's website! Follow this link to check it out!

http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=9781621478393Received

I am very happy with the way it turned out! Please keep an eye on this blog for more information about book signings and special release parties!

Happy Holidays to all! And a very happy and prosperous New Year!!

Final proof

Recently, I received my final proof in the mail. It is so amazing to hold your novel as an actual book! When I got the cover design I was very excited. The hours and years I had put into writing this book was finally paying off and it finally had an image! When I held my final proof seeing my name at the bottom of the cover and on the top of every other page with my characters and their stories it was unreal! I am so excited to share my story with the world. The great thing about being a writer is to see your name on something so incredible as a book. To know that all the frustrating times of writers block weren't for nothing! I am a published author with my novel in my hands! This whole thing has been so incredible! I can't wait to see what happens next!!

"Dead"line

Now I understand what people mean when they talk about their "deadline". I just recently experienced this firsthand. I got my developmental editors notes about my novel and I was to go through the manuscript, add, subtract, review, accept or reject her ideas.

No big deal right?

Wrong!

Looking back, it's actually kind of funny. You'd think, as the author, I would know every little detail about the novel and be able to fly through the edits. Well, not exactly. It takes time and patience to go through line by line and not skim. Making sure there was the correct "they're" and not "their" or "too" instead of "to" or knowing which "he" I meant when I said "he said" and there are three "hes" in the dialogue. Even though grammatical editing took care of most of this, everyone is human and not everyone can see everything. My editor is a wonderful person, she was available by phone or email if I needed any help and was a guide through this process.

I had two weeks to review my manuscript and add the parts my editor suggested I add in order to make certain loose ends tied up. I have to admit that the novel was more concise and compact by the end. Getting there was the adventure.

Due to all my editor's notes, and the l 1/2 line spacing the novel was 500+ pages. I started out working everyday excited to get through it. Then my energy lagged. I took a couple days off and didn't work. My deadline was Friday. Thursday came around and I realized I still had 200+ pages to review, not to mention the additions I had to do. I started around noon thinking it wouldn't take too long......

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2:00am

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Finally I was done without any major breaks for lunch or dinner.

So it was finished. Now I know what they mean by calling it a "dead"line. After you reach it you are completely "dead" tired.

I learned from this experience and will never again put it off. :-)

A lot has happened...

This month a lot has happened. My novel, Blood is Thicker Than Water, went into developmental editing and I have graduated from Butler University! It has been an incredible month so far and it's only Monday the 14th!!