My Silly Worry

[blairmacg]

In my heart of hearts, I believe the plot and characters in Sand of Bone are the best my current skill set can make them.

So what has me fretting prior to release?

Typos. Stupid typos.

It's a professionalism thing, I suppose. Once a certain baseline of writing ability is met, "good story" becomes subjective. But an incorrect gerund, missing comma, or extra hard return? That's just plain wrong. But no matter how many people read the novel, no matter who I pay to proofread, no matter how meticulous I am about every little change and correction, a mistake is bound to be missed or -- worst of all! -- created in that final round of editing.

And that's the fear I'm sitting with right now.