No Jury

I wasn’t selected for the jury on Monday, which meant I had time later that day to kick off the publishing of Next Time. I talked with a publishing specialist and started the process. I spent time yesterday formatting the manuscript to meet the requirements, although I realized I need to include some blurbs from First, either on the back cover or the very first page. I also came up with a concept for a cover, but I’m not sure if it’s a good one. I might get rid of my thoughts and let the artist have free reign. My plan is to have everything ready to submit by the end of the week, if not before. Then comes the proofs and cover, and once all those are finalized we can set a publishing date. Exciting stuff.