We’re going to do at least one more round of ebook edits before we even think about going to print. Like it or not, this is Castalia’s standard practice; we are a leather book publisher that happens to publish ebooks too, not an ebook publisher with ancillary editions.
Here is my editorial thought for the day:
Halli, as a nickname for Halcyon Glassmere, is less suitable and memorable over time than Halcy would be.
And yes, I should have thought of this before, I admit it and own it and have no excuse for it.
If you’ve read the book, share your thoughts. The only argument I will not accept is “well, Mr. Wayland already wrote it that way.” That might be a legitimate argument if we’d printed a 10,000-paperback print run, but I’m not concerned about the risk of a few hundred early ebook readers being potentially discombobulated when book two comes out or when they acquire the special illustrated edition later this year.
She could, of course, insist on changing her name later. I have known of those who have done precisely that in the course of their educations. Just because everyone calls her “Halli” doesn’t mean she likes it. But it strikes me as potentially more confusing, though perhaps not.