Shawn Maravel's Blog - Posts Tagged "revisions"

With a baby on the way I haven't been in a place where I've been able to really sink my teeth into writing a new novel. The good news, however, is that I'm nesting; cleaning up and getting things in order. This also applies to my writing. I believe that before I move on to writing my next novel, I need to feel completely confident in the ones I already have out. And honestly, I'm not.

As you may know, I wrote Volition and Severance while my husband was deployed to Iraq for a year. It was an outlet for me to explore writing, a hobby that I've always loved, and to really submerge myself in something that could keep me busy. However, I was still very much a rookie in the literary world. I've earned a stripe or two since writing both novels and have learned so much from all of the great reviewers out there. I owe it to myself, those who took the time to read and review my novels, and my future readers to really take the time to go back and work on perfecting these novels.

No book will ever be flawless, at least not in its author's eyes, but that doesn't mean they can't be improved upon now and then. I am just so grateful to still be making sales after about two years of publication and I feel that I owe it to my readers to live up to the standard that I believe I should be held at.

Everything from punctuation, over description, and even the covers will be cleaned up. While I love having a harmonic on the cover of Volition, a symbolic and poignant object in the series, it just didn't turn out how I hoped it would. The cover doesn't do my vision justice and pales in comparison to Severance's vibrant and beautiful cover. So, I have a great new cover all lined up that I think everyone will love.

In addition to a new cover for Volition I will be taking all of my reviewers suggestions into mind as well as family members and critics to come away with a much more polished and deserving product. You guys are awesome and I'm so happy that you all have embraced Charlotte and Joel. Thank you for your endless support and for your readership. You guys and gals rock. :)