JCleisBook+Project+Log

4/3/12-4/5/12

Updated book proposal, specificed genre of anthology. Changed from Classic American Literature to Dark Romanticism in American literature. Specified entertainment rather than educational purposes.

4/10/12 - 4/17/12

Gathered materials (Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Dickinson.) Edit for clarity, conciseness, internet format errors, etc. Begin stylization of text--making font/sizing choices, stylization choices.

4/17/12 - 4/24/12 Wrote author "introductions" to be placed on pages immediately prior to author's works. Wrote introduction to Dark Romanticism. Wrote back-cover material. Discovered that Microsoft Word is horrible for editing. Switched everything over to Scribus.

4/24/12 - 5/02/12 Photoshopped my front and back covers, added the text that was appropriate via Amazon guidelines. Created all of my layout in Scribus--was disappointed to learn that master pages are only for graphics, you can't for instance, make a text frame on a master-page and have it applied. Thus began copy&paste for 80+ pages. Edited text onto scribus, applied all fonts that were necessary, made sure everything was even on the pages and matched perfectly between pages. Did a bit more editing of text while applying it to Scribus. Sent out my PDF to createspace. Got it returned because my fonts were embedded in the PDF. Re-sent out 5/02. Cover issues. Was able to proof/order copy for 5/08 delivery. Uploaded e-file to issuu.com for backup. Project complete!

Style Sheet:

Everyone, anyone, changed to one word. Oxford Commas Use semi-colons correctly, especially in conjunction with the word "however" Font choices in Visual Style Sheet