Lifting that last little bit of hype, and cleaning up that last little piece of mal-adjusted grammar, just takes so much effort. This is my third, and according to some my "best," novel over the time-space of thirteen years, and I easily forget how much effort must go into that final stretch. But, I am still on schedule to have the book into POD print on Amazon and downloadable for Kindle and other ebooks by the end of the year.
If I miss and slip into January, so be it, but I will do my best to meet my schedule.
I do have a website up and running, but with few resources and links. It is called www.WasATimeWhen.com and you can go see it now.
My daughter and I had an interesting bone of contention about the title. She said it should read "Was a Time When" and the article "a" should not be capitalized. I thought it was okay to make it "A" and have pushed back on her. I am compromising: the cover will be "a" and the website domain will be "A."
So I have been providing copies of the pre-final-edit version for reviews and comments. I have been very pleased with the response and the suggestions for improving the book. In fact, I plan to make some modifications to the final copy to cover those suggestions. I am also making use of the professional editors at createspace.com (formerly booksurge.com) to create a really clean and professional looking book.
It is all looking good, and with a little bit of luck, I will have released the book on Amazon before 1/1/2012.
Just a note, for those who are into history, December 16, 2011, is the 200th anniversary of the first of the five great earthquakes to strike the New Madrid fault back in 1811. My new book has a repeat taking place in the 2030s, but that is for literary convenience and part of my story line. It could happen at anytime.
sam
