I have ordered printed proofs of The Lilac Years; I hope to have them in hand within the next couple of weeks.
More to come…
(8 February 2018)
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The Lilac Years—March 16th!
Moments ago, I uploaded the cover and interior PDFs of The Lilac Years for review. Scheduled release date: March 16, 2018. Here is a look at the cover—front, back, and spine: Continue reading
The Lilac Years—new new cover draft
Here is my latest draft of the front cover for The Lilac Years:
I came up with this about two or three weeks back for another project; since I never submitted that iteration for consideration, I decided to appropriate it for my own nefarious purposes. I still like my ‘old’ design, but the simplicity of this one appeals to me. Plus I think it will stand out more.
Meanwhile, I continue to fine tune here and there. Stay tuned!
(25 January 2018)
The Lilac Years: the struggle continues…
I have continued to take it slow with The Lilac Years. Time for an update… Continue reading
The Lilac Years: slow and steady…
I have been making an effort to proceed slowly with The Lilac Years. It has not been easy—once I start a new book, my inclination is to get it out into the world before I change my mind—but I am staying the course, as they used to say. Continue reading
The Lilac Years—new cover draft
Here is my latest draft of the cover for The Lilac Years:
I had placeholder text on the back that I needed to replace with something. Rather than add a blurb, preview one of the poems, or keep it all minimalist and get rid of the text altogether, I decided to add the list of words. I figure it gives some idea of what is in the book, piques curiosity (what are ‘wombats’ and ‘Harvey Keitel’ doing in a poetry collection?), and, in calling to mind those children’s books that list their vocabularies, adds an element of whimsy. I will sit with this for a couple of days before deciding whether or not to keep it—I am still waiting to hear about a couple of poems I have submitted to journals anyway.
Stay tuned!
(17 November 2017)
The planning begins…
Starting to arrange the order of the poems for The Lilac Years…
(7 November 2017)
Dear Thursday… in production
Production on ‘Dear Thursday…’ is under way. After first preparing the Word file for the e-book version, I copied the contents into InDesign, then generated the interior PDF, which I have uploaded to IngramSpark (along with the cover, which you can see below) to start the process.
My target date for publication is November 27th—which will be ‘Cyber Monday’ this year. The pertinent information appears below.
Dear Thursday… cover art—first glance
The fourth year of my ongoing series of letters to the days of the week ended yesterday, so I am starting work on putting it in book form. To save myself some trouble, I am going to work on the e-book version first, since I catch a lot of mistakes that way.
Meanwhile, here is a look at the preliminary cover art for the upcoming ‘Dear Thursday…’:
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Though it is not discounted, Powell’s has This Is Not the Book That Will Save Your Life listed for preorder on their site: http://www.powells.com/book/this-is-not-the-book-that-will-save-your-life-9780998878119/. So, if you prefer to patronize indie book stores, here’s your chance!
The book will be available on April 28th.
(13 April 2017)
Ordinary Average Thoughts 