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Just uploaded
Just uploaded Kindle version. Look Inside feature in Amazon is up and running. Take a peek inside..........
There are several books with same title.
When searching Amazon, type Lights Out, a Cuban
There are several books with same title.
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Kindle Version
Many of you have asked why I didn't choose Kindle version in addition to paperback. Kindle Version for Lights Out will be available on October 29. I didn't realize it takes approximately two weeks for paperback to become available in Kindle.
Thank you for your understanding.
Thank you for your understanding.
Book forthcoming and partial Editorial Letter
Hello everyone:
If all goes as planned, Lights Out: A Cuban Memoir of Betrayal and Survival will be available on Amazon next week. My plate is full as I work on promotion and marketing.
Writing this memoir has been a labor of love. I would like to share partial editorial letter I received as part of
line editing process.
If all goes as planned, Lights Out: A Cuban Memoir of Betrayal and Survival will be available on Amazon next week. My plate is full as I work on promotion and marketing.
Writing this memoir has been a labor of love. I would like to share partial editorial letter I received as part of
line editing process.
EDITORIAL
LETTER (LINE EDITING)
Lights Out, by Dania Rosa Nasca
Main
Objective
The preface sets the tone well, providing the
context for your memoir and an overview of pre-Castro Cuba and Castro’s ascension
to power.
I
thought the history and personal stories were well balanced, with the
historical elements providing context for the personal stories.
Because this was so well written, my focus was
on punctuation, formatting, and some grammar issues.
Structure
Your
comment in your questionnaire about the chronological structure sounded like
you think it might not have been the best way to go, but I think it works well
with the story you are telling. You let the reader see what Cuba was like
before the revolution, how support for the revolution and Castro continued to
build to a fever pitch, then the devastation of communist rule. Interwoven in
this history lesson is a glimpse into the experiences of you, your family, and
your friends during this time. I thought you skillfully used foreshadowing when
telling a story of happier times to let the reader know that so much was going
to change in such a short time.
The
manuscript is divided into chapters and smaller subsections indicated by
subheads. There are many transitions within the subsections, moving from
history lesson to personal experiences and back, but I didn’t feel lost in the
transitions. There were some instances where I thought transitions were abrupt,
but I left them as is because, in this case, it jolts the reader from everyday
family events to the harsh reality of the political climate.
I
hope these edits and comments are valuable in helping the manuscript achieve your
publishing goals. Good luck in your revision, and I wish you all the best for
this manuscript and future books.
—Kate,
CreateSpace Editor
Coming next week on Amazon
Lights Out: A Cuban Memoir of Betrayal and Survival
List Price: $13.99
Kindle: $9.99
5.25" x 8" (13.335 x 20.32 cm)
Black & White on Cream paper
300 pages
Black & White on Cream paper
300 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1537036052 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 153703605X
LCCN: 2016913352
BISAC: Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage,
Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs
ISBN-10: 153703605X
LCCN: 2016913352
BISAC: Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage,
Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs
Back Cover
BACK COVER TEXT |
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Even during the
revolution to oust Batista, the republic of Cuba was a happy place.
When Fidel
Castro rises to power, that all changes.
Dania’s family, like so many others, is destroyed by the regime. All she can ask herself is why: Why are people disappearing? Why are
neighbors informing on each other? Why did they cancel Christmas? Why was her
father arrested?
Her anguish is
matched only by her confusion. Her mother, traumatized by the stolen
revolution, is left saying only, “Mi Cubita, Mi Cubita, how I loved you and
how I lost you.”
Lights Out, Dania’s portrait of the loved and lost Cuba, is a heartbreaking look
at the island and its people.
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This is it......
Dear friends: This is it! Today I will click "Publish" to let Createspace know I have approved the final draft of Lights Out: a Cuban Memoir of Betrayal and Survival. As soon as I get notice book is available on Amazon, I will let all of you know. Since I work full time and can only check internet on breaks and lunch, Amazon may beat me to it. Feel free to check Amazon on your own.
Lights Out is not just my experience and the experiences of my family. It provides the reader with the history of the republic, the genius of Fidel Castro and his betrayal.
Please feel free to post a review on Amazon and or Goodreads.
Blessings.
Lights Out is not just my experience and the experiences of my family. It provides the reader with the history of the republic, the genius of Fidel Castro and his betrayal.
Please feel free to post a review on Amazon and or Goodreads.
Blessings.
Printed Proof
Printed Proof arrived yesterday. I only need to make a few changes before giving final approval. It feels surreal I'm actually holding Lights Out in book format!
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