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Coming Soon - Adventures in Raoolia, Edition 2.5

by Eric Tilden

Published: 2010-01-03, Sun 18:47:15

Adventures in Raoolia, the first novel of The Epic of Cougran books, is going through some changes. P*JET * IMAGES has just invested in equipment to help us make paperback books in our home office, and so Adventures in Raoolia will be receiving a face-lift and a good house cleaning!

The History

Since its initial release in June 2007, Adventures in Raoolia has been our teaching instrument in the task of publishing a book. The First Edition measured 6 inches by 9 inches, had maximum of 109 pages, and had print that was equivalent to 8pt font, which is too small to read if you happen to be over the age of 50.

At my father-in-law's prompting, and after selling several copies, I decided to retire the First Edition and create a 2nd Edition with larger print. I realized, however, that some issues arose in the initial edits of the material. We fixed them and created the new 2nd Edition, and all we thought all was well.

In 2009, however, after selling approximately 40 books, we received some comments about the book that made us want to reexamine the book in greater detail. I have thus found some confusing passages throughout the book that could be explained in a clearer way. So, I am combing through the book, cleaning up the language and adding some new sections for this newest edition, which will be the first one made by my own hands. It will feature a brand new section, entitled, Foreword, which details the making of the book and the purpose behind telling the story. It will also feature details about the world that were left out at the time, and it will serve as a foundation for a 3rd Edition, which will feature a fully illustrated novel.

Obstacles

The largest obstacle I have is time to complete all that I want to include, which are paintings of the characters in the story and scenes that could better be explained pictorally. Time is also needed to thoroughly comb through all the words and phrases of the story, and to double-check my language throughout to ensure consistency. Why is time my biggest obstacle? We want to begin selling Edition 2.5 by the 2nd week of March, 2010.

Time to get crackin'!



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