So How's the Book Going, Part 11 or whatever it is now

I must have been insane to think I could get this Sherlock Holmes eBook out by the end of September.  I had no idea that the easiest part of making an eBook is writing the eBook. Now I'm editing for a final draft (and fighting illness), but also need to:

• Change formats to PDF files before submitting to Amazon
• Make sure no strange symbols or line spacing appears as a result of changing to PDF files
• Figure out how to make an eBook cover
• Get an ISBN number
• Find the time and energy to do all of this

Maybe I should just go back to bed.  Sounds like a plan.

Finished the First Draft of Sherlock Holmes E-book

I meant to blog about this on the day I finished the first draft (Saturday) but I was too darn tired.  Quite frankly, I'm still too darn tired, so this will be a short post.  Some stats:

• Book has five parts
• That's 33 chapters
• So far, it's about 96,000 words but I still have tons of editing and rewriting to do before the Muse will be satisfied with a final draft
• This will definitely be an e-book and not a conventional book
• I've worked on this since December for hundreds of hours
• If I sell 100 copies/downloads it'll be a freaking miracle
• My Mom is nagging me to read it

The working title still remains Not the New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and that will probably be the final title.  Just my luck someone else will take the title right when I hit that publish button for Amazon's e-book program rigmarole.

I'm currently scouring public domain photographs for a suitable e-book cover.  I'd rally rather not pay someone to make the cover (which can go into three figures) if I don't have to.

Off to collapse now.