These are my notes from my brainstorming session for Ex Parte Press’ writing and publishing schedule for 2019. Yes, that long list on the left comprises books to publish. The good news is that most of them are already written. They just need my revisions and then a happy trip through the editorial pipeline.
At the moment I am finishing revisions to The Night Man. It’s a story about a man and his dog. (Everybody loves reading about dogs, having dogs, petting dogs, loving dogs.) Well, there’s much more to it than that. Here’s the cover.
The Real Details
The Night Man features an unwilling vigilante trying to save his kidnapped father.
When Ernest “Easy” Jack returns to Lake Orion, Michigan, he’s a wounded warrior hoping to leave his violent past behind. His high school sweetheart is unhappily married to a bad man and too glad to see Easy (naked). Easy plans to get back into the family business training guard dogs. When his dad’s shady side business brings dark trouble, bodies hit the floor. The rest of Lake Orion isn’t so sure the prodigal son’s return is a good thing. The action is fast, the plot is twisty and the results are explosive.
I love this book. It reminds me of Brooklyn in the Mean Time. The dialogue is fun and snappy like Brooklyn but the action is a bit edgier.
Shout out
Special thanks to Gari Strawn of strawnediting.com. She’s my professional champion/savior/gentle tut-tutter.) Her speed makes my publishing schedule possible and she has an eye for detail like no other editor I’ve encountered.
The Writing Life
Since I went into writing full-time (since June 29!), I’m enjoying myself and my body is repairing itself from years of work as a manual therapist. Yes, being a novelist means constantly having a deadline and homework on my mind. But it’s fun homework I can get lost in. I love the freedom, the clichéd coffee swilling and living by my wits. I love falling into the page.
I have developed an annoying case of tinnitus in the last few weeks. If I’m writing or listening to enough ambient background noise, I can dismiss it. That’s the magic of writing and reading. Pulling books over our heads decreases stress and makes the world go away.
This is the writing and publishing life and it is cool.
By the way (he added pseudo-casually): If you dig my sling, please review my books. AFTER Life is my newest adventure and I need 10 more reviews to really get it off the ground. Thanks!
P.S. I’ve also added that yellow Buy Me a Coffee button to the right. Truth is, any contributions will go toward my editorial and advertising budgets because in 2018, 2019 and beyond, to gain visibility, advertising is required now. Book sales platforms are pay to play. Again, thanks for your help. 🙂