Sorcerously Advanced - Proofreading has begun!

Sorcerously Advanced - Proofreading has begun!

Colin_Fredericks 10 Feb 2021 19:29

Great news on two fronts: my proofreader has recovered from COVID and is ready to start! I've sent her the most recent version of the book.

I've also started putting together the DriveThruRPG page for the game.

Semi-optimistic timeline:

• Proofreader is done in 2-4 weeks.
• I take 1-2 weeks to incorporate everything.
• I upload the new file to DriveThru and order a proof.
• It arrives in… (checks DriveThru again…) Oh. "Hardcover books shipping to the US and Canada are estimated to print in 30 business days", plus usually 1-2 weeks for shipping. Oof. That's a LONG turnaround for proof copies. Maybe I'll do a proof with the Interregnum Edition just to check the colors, because otherwise it's an extra 6 weeks every time I want to try a different color adjustment.

Will keep everyone updated.

Re: Sorcerously Advanced - Proofreading has begun!

Colin_Fredericks 15 Feb 2021 15:54

I've decided to go ahead with an Interregnum Edition test print. If my timeline up above is correct, it may be six weeks before I have it in my hands.

Last I knew, DriveThru (wisely) required publishers to obtain a proof before making physical products available for sale. That means we are a minimum of 12 weeks away from having physical copies of the book for sale. One can hope that the printing delay will go down, but I wouldn't count on it - printing press staff are not exactly in the first round of COVID vaccinations.

A little extra behind-the-scenes information: For a premium-color hardcover of 268 pages, the printing cost is $33.12. Standard color is $20.03, and black-and-white is $11.72. I generally try to make them affordable rather than making a large profit (this is my hobby, not my job), so the prices before shipping will probably be $45, $35, and $20. The PDF will be pay-what-you-want as always.

I can get softcovers made, but I'm not sure I actually will this time. The price difference is about $4-5, and the binding is so much stronger for the hardcovers that the added durability is probably worth it.

Re: Sorcerously Advanced - Proofreading has begun!

Colin_Fredericks 18 Feb 2021 14:31

Proof copies ordered for all three hardcover options. Now I sit back and wait.

Not that I'm not also writing other games at the same time, mind you. If you want something a bit more ridiculous, here's my development blog for Monster Ambulance.

Re: Sorcerously Advanced - Proofreading has begun!

Colin_Fredericks 02 Mar 2021 00:06

Good news - the first proof copy has shipped! This is after just 11 days, which is much better than the 30-day worst-case that DriveThru quoted me. Now let's see what shipping is like these days. I'm still hoping for less than 2 weeks on this.

I'm assuming the rest of the books will be shipped tomorrow or Wednesday.

Re: Sorcerously Advanced - Proofreading has begun!

Colin_Fredericks 04 Mar 2021 14:50

OH MY GOD IT'S HERE ALREADY WOOOOOO

I got the first one yesterday. It's the "Premium Color" version, which has slightly nicer interior pages. I've got tweaks to make, but I'm very happy with how the color came out (which was the point of this proof anyway).

Re: Sorcerously Advanced - Proofreading has begun!

Colin_Fredericks 08 Mar 2021 16:04

The standard-color and B&W proof copies arrived over the weekend. Both of them look great. I took special care with the B&W one, since things that stand out fine in color can sometimes be hard to see in greyscale, but everything came through just fine.

My proofreader is about 100 pages through the book. So far it's been very positive. I've also found a few issues myself, done small amounts of relayout, and swapped in some new icons for the Expressions list.
I might also rename Inherent/Universal/Exclusive to something else. Current leaders are Universal/Prevalent/Rare or Innate/Common/Restricted, but I'm going to be second-guessing myself on that basically until launch.

Re: Sorcerously Advanced - Proofreading has begun!

Colin_Fredericks 19 Mar 2021 02:43

Proofreading is complete. All changes have been folded in.

I also found out the one and only way to convince myself to possibly take another pass through the book: making the epub version. (Let me tell you, it is damn good that I've got 20+ years of experience writing HTML.) I found a few good things to change and a few real dumb mistakes. No I didn't typo the name of my own game what are you talking about who would do such a thing certainly not me.

Tomorrow I'm going to order what will hopefully be the final proof. Fingers crossed.

Re: Sorcerously Advanced - Proofreading has begun!

Colin_Fredericks 24 Mar 2021 13:05

Grumble grumble always another typo.

Anyway, I've now properly separated the Transcendence art from the Transubstantiation tradition, luckily before getting anything printed in physical form. I have now ordered what I hope will be the final proof copy.

Also the epub is coming along nicely, and you can have a copy if you want. Link below. Let me know if you test out the mobi file on a Kindle; I haven't been able to yet.

https://github.com/Colin-Fredericks/sorcerously_advanced

Re: Sorcerously Advanced - Proofreading has begun!

Colin_Fredericks 31 Mar 2021 15:39

Final proofs have been shipped.

Epub and mobi formats are good to go. Character sheet and crib sheet are done.

All I have to do is wait for the proof to arrive.

…

Ok I need to do something else for a while. I'll be back when I can announce the launch.

Re: Sorcerously Advanced - Proofreading has begun!

Colin_Fredericks 04 Apr 2021 01:07

The final proof came in. The few errors I've found so far have been minor enough that I'm comfortable releasing it.

Launch date is April 5th.

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