The continuing tale of Bubblyjock Publications;
'I can't quite put my finger on it, but isn't Bubblyjock vaguely rude?' said Anna.
'No,' said three voices in chorus. 'It's a great name.
So they shook hands and congratulated each other. 'Job done.'
Well not quite. A name is a good thing to have but an Ebook on Amazon is even better.
Fortunately the short stories and flash fiction were already written. These are prolific and talented writers; of course they've got stories at the ready.
They all proof-read all the stories. It's amazing what you miss in terms of punctuation, spelling, unintended repetitions and even ambiguity when it's your own work; and what you spot instantly in other folks' writing.
They argued a wee bit over the relevance of commas, semi-colons and colons. There were purists among them who knew exactly where to put them and there were minimalists too who believed the reader could do a bit of the work. If ever you feel like whipping out your grammar book, the foursome are words-mad and will always listen to informed input. Of course, they all believe in capital letters and speech marks, I hasten to add. Though even there, others might prefer single or double speech commas.
They discussed the mix of stories; romance, sci-fi, adventure, historical, wartime. Bubblyjock has two mothers and two fathers; it was important that subject areas for both male and female readers were well represented, if that's not sexist. 'Men don't read short stories ...' ?? Let the readers of Take Ten decide and rewrite the statistics.
Then, when they were 100% happy with the product, they appointed the board members, each having separate responsibilities and each of vital importance in their own right; a bit like midwife, doctor, nurse.
How did they get on? Check out their baby on Take Ten at Amazon.
Who does what for Bubblyjock? Next post; meet the board members.
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