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style=\"height:100%;width:100%\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-6\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"287\" data-link=\"https:\/\/on.patronhunt.com\/thedreadmachine\/?attachment_id=287\" src=\"https:\/\/on.patronhunt.com\/thedreadmachine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/01\/Proof-Review-1-700x1024.png\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\"\/><\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>oday, I&#8217;m finalizing proofs for Darkness Blooms. My process here is generally pretty straightforward: I pore over every single millimeter of each edition (epub, paperback, hardcover), and if I discover an error, I mark it and circle the page number in red pen. Once the errors are discovered, I open up the files and make the necessary corrections before re-uploading the files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <em>should <\/em>be the last pass before publication. Each story went through several rounds of edits before the drafts were finalized, and I carefully checked every word when I formatted the interior. Then, Monica, the authors, and a few trusted slushers proofed the PDF, resulting in a (relatively) squeaky clean proof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Typically, if the virtual proof review looks clean after I upload the new files, we&#8217;re good to go to print, but as you can see, we&#8217;ve got some pretty glaring cover issues to resolve first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The art printed too dark, and it needs to be shifted to the right a bit. The shift is an easy fix, but the color issue wasn&#8217;t (and isn&#8217;t) present on the virtual proof review. Yorgos and I suspect this might be due to the way our printing company (KDP) automatically converts the art to a different colorspace (CMYK) than the one they require (RGB).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FFS. \ud83e\udd26\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, I spent an hour reading different forum posts and tweaking some settings before re-exporting and re-uploading. As you can see, the colors look like they should print properly. If they don&#8217;t, I&#8217;ll have to jump down our printer&#8217;s throat, which could result in yet another publication delay, but obviously, we can&#8217;t commit to ordering our first run until the cover looks the way it&#8217;s supposed to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That said, the EPUB and the print interiors are ready to go, so we can check those off our list! Even if the print editions are a bit delayed, the all buyers will get the digital versions on release day, May 1st. \ud83e\udd73<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>oday, I&#8217;m finalizing proofs for Darkness Blooms. My process here is generally pretty straightforward: I pore over every single millimeter of each edition (epub, paperback, hardcover), and if I discover an error, I mark it and circle the page number in red pen. 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