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Friday, January 3, 2014

Selling My Books on the Streets of Brooklyn 1/3 - Snow Day

In terms of snowfall, there have been far worse storms in the past. Brooklyn got off fairly easy. This morning as I slogged along our end of the plantation, which Mayor-elect Bill DeBlasio and his cronies promise to rectify, I was thrilled that the NY Post had been delivered to the newsstand I patronize. With the floating book shop sidelined and many hours to fill, I decided to take my morning walk along my Friday route. Only the major thoroughfares had been plowed at 6AM. There wasn't much traffic, so I was able to walk in the street. I didn't feel as crazy when a guy in a faded red warm-up suit came jogging past me. It was all good until I reached the home stretch and started to climb the pedestrian bridge that spans the Belt Parkway at East 12th. The wind was in my face. I was huffing and puffing by the time I reached the top. Later, after lunch, I went out with a shovel to dig out my car, which I'd parked on the left side to avoid being boxed in by the mounds left in the wake of the plows. I was stunned to find virtually no snow on my car and none on the sidewalk, which was dry. The apartment building staff did not have to plow there. I'm sure they had to at the front entrance of the complex on Avenue Y. By some fluke the four cars parked along that space were spared. I was back inside my apartment in less than ten minutes. I doubt I'll be as lucky tomorrow when I trek to the old house. I'll keep the shovel in the car until the end of February. I doubt I'll be able to sell books any time soon, as parking will be a problem until a lot of the snow melts. The forecast calls for rain Sunday and Monday, and then a return of the deep freeze. In the meantime, I've uprooted 90% of the rug that covered three-quarters of my apartment. There are two thin strips left, along walls. The hard part will be moving the furniture off them. Once that's done, I'll begin cleaning the floor. I hope to find some paint thinner in the basement of the old house. I will need a lot. I suppose the painters knew a rug would be installed and didn't worry about spillage. What a mess. At least it will give me something constructive to do to fill the hours. I've proofed 57 pages of my rock n roll epic, Rising Star. I'm finding very few errors, but the goal is to get as close to zero as possible. I dread the thought of another flush. I mentioned it to the publisher of Exchanges, who checked in with an email about royalties. I hope there have been enough sales to entice him to give RS a shot. I'm not optimistic, especially given its length. It would have been foolish not to have asked, however. I'm disappointed in the web sales of Exchanges. My guess is 20, counting Kindles, at Amazon. I'm hoping some sold at B&N. I don't know of a way of tracking there.
Vic's 4th Novel: http://tinyurl.com/bszwlxh
Vic's 3rd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/7e9jty3
Vic's Website: http://members.tripod.com/vic_fortezza/Literature/
Vic's Short Story Collection (Print or Kindle): http://www.tiny.cc/Oycgb
Vic's 2nd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/6b86st6
Vic's 1st Novel: http://tiny.cc/94t5h
Vic's Horror Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3
Vic's Rom-Com Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/kny5llp
Vic’s Short Story on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/k95k3nx

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