The Writer's Life 12/31 - Eve

White Castle has done the impossible. It has begun offering a veggie burger -- and it has more calories than its regular belly bombs!

The proof copy of my rock n roll epic, Rising Star, has arrived. As expected, it is thick and heavy. The front and back covers are error-free, as are the title page, the copyright page, dedication and About the Author. I've read the first two chapters and found one error, a comma where a question mark should be. I will keep a list and make changes to the file after I've read the entire book. There are two problems: the pages are not not numbered - don't ask me how that happened - and, in scanning ahead, I noticed that in several instances the text does not fill an entire page. I don't know what caused that, either, although I suppose it's because my programs are old. I will try PDF, and I will download Create Space's customized template, which doesn't coast anything. All the messages that caused so much grief when I submitted the file to the online reviewer seem unfounded. So far there hasn't been one case of the text exceeding the margin. I have no idea how long this will all take. The cover is a bit bland, but I wanted a completely different color than that of my other five books. Here's a look at it:

Despite the brilliant sunshine, conditions were unfriendly at the floating book shop due to a cold wind. With no Russian books or works by top selling authors to offer, I'm not likely to attract much business. Still, I'll put in two hours when the weather's not too severe, hoping to get lucky with my own books. I tallied up the year's sales. There was about a 30% decline from 2013. This was reflected in sales of my own books as well as overall. Last year I sold 60 of my books on the street. In 2014 it was only 47, and about eight of those were at a steep discount. I'm not one to make resolutions. I'll just try to be better in all aspects of my life.

My thanks to the kind folks who waved from their vehicles and those who stopped to wish me a Happy New Year. All the best for 2015.

Vic's 4th novel: tinyurl.com/bszwlxh

Vic's 3rd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/7e9jty3

Vic's Short Story on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/k95k3nx
Vic's Short Story Collection: http://www.tiny.cc/Oycgb
Vic's 2nd Novel: http://tiny.cc/0iHLb Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/kx3d3uf
Vic's 1st Novel: http://tiny.cc/rP7o9

Vic's Rom-Com Screenplay: http://tinyurl.com/kny5llp

Vic's Horror Screenplay: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3f

Vic's Blog: http://vicfortezza.blogspot.com/

Vic's Web Site: http://members.tripod.com/vic_fortezza/Literature/