Even writing this is difficult—and I know what I want to say. Last year, when my father died, I wrote. Maybe it was because he lived a thousand miles away and I had no means to travel, meaning I had to rely on others to take care of his things, which in turn meant I [...]
Wishes sometimes have consequences is now available for ordering from your favorite bookstore! I know I waited too long, but I have finally created a page for the book: you can find it here. The page contains: Cover images for both hardcover and paperback editions (the contents are otherwise the same) The ISBNs for both [...]
Links to Wishes sometimes have consequences are beginning to appear! To find an independent bookstore near you, here’s the IndieBound link: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=wishes+sometimes+have+consequences Powell's: Hardcover: https://www.powells.com/book/-9780998878157 Amazon: Hardcover: https://smile.amazon.com/Wishes-Sometimes-Consequences-Kevin-OConner/dp/0998878154/ Paperback: https://smile.amazon.com/Wishes-Sometimes-Consequences-Kevin-OConner/dp/0998878162/ Barnes & Noble has both versions discounted: Hardcover: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1130793094?ean=9780998878157 Paperback: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1130793094?ean=9780998878164 (30 March 2019)
And we get closer… I approved the eproof a few minutes ago, so my first hardcover edition is that much closer to being a reality. As with the paperback, the on-sale date is April 30th, but I have ordered four copies for myself in the meantime. I will post finer details a bit later. [...]
So this arrived today… I am still waiting for a new proof for the hardcover edition—I was finally able to upload my revisions to the interior a couple of days ago—but at least I have this edition in the meantime. And everything looks to be the way it is supposed to. The color on [...]
Wishes sometimes have consequences is on its way to being a book! I uploaded my final revisions for the paperback edition this afternoon; after checking the proofs (four of them in all), I clicked on the ‘Approve’ button to make it official. I am still waiting for a new proof for the hardcover edition—though I [...]
Wishes sometimes have consequences is finished, and has been uploaded! I am now awaiting e-proofs. The 496-page collection will be available April 30th in hardcover and paperback formats. The hardcover will retail for $40, and the paperback for $25. At these prices, I will get about four bucks per copy sold. The two editions will [...]
Thanks to a long-overdue quiet day, followed by a couple of snow days (including today—the parking lot by my building is still too icy to get my car out to go anywhere), I have returned to working on my next collection of poems. What I have done so far: First, I am almost done going [...]
There have been more changes this year than I was expecting. I’m not quite ready to summarize the year just yet, but suffice it to say that the changes now extend to one of my collections in progress, Straining Against the Margins. The first change I’ll be making is to go back to the chronological [...]
Well, I did not write anything today. But, after I found myself intrigued by the artwork I did for the new piece of music I released over the weekend, I have another possible cover for Straining Against the Margins: At first, I toyed with the idea of simply adapting the existing design to book-cover proportions (and [...]
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