I haven't made many New Year's resolutions in my life. I don't see the point, really. One's goal should always be to do better, to become a better person every day not just once a year. At this stage my goal will probably remain the same until I "shuffle off this mortal call," to borrow the bard's fantastic phrase. I hope WheelMan Press publishes my fifth book, fourth novel, Exchanges. Right now it looks like a go, but one can never be sure when dealing with a small press firm, which might go under at any time. I've been padding my Paypal account with money I earn doing surveys. I'll use that to buy copies of the book to sell on the street and through the mail. I know this will probably rob me of some web sales - and it's only through those that a writer at the bottom of the heap can hope to rise - but I'm just not someone who is comfortable flooding social media with ad after ad. I'm self conscious about the little I do of it as it is. Besides, I enjoy meeting people on the street. I only wish I had more sales to show for it. If Exchanges does make it into print, I will concentrate on getting my near 200,000 word rock n roll epic, Rising Star, published. And I have several more manuscripts on file. Right now there are at least 650 of my books in circulation, counting Kindles. I hope to reach one thousand some day.
Seven NFL head coaches and several GMs have been fired today. The most surprising is Lovie Smith of the Bears, whose record is 81-63. He is only 3-3 in playoff games, and coaches are judged on championships. He guided Chicago to the Super Bowl in 2006, a loss to the Colts. Ken Whisenhunt of the Cardinals and Andy Reid of the Eagles, who led their teams to a Super Bowl loss, also were canned. Although Reid's record is impressive, 103-91, his 2012 team posted the worst mark of his tenure. It seems a change was necessary. He and Smith are the most likely of those fired today to become a head coach again. Pat Shurmur of the Browns, Chan Gailey of the Bills, Romeo Crennel of the Chiefs, and Norv Turner of the Chargers will have no trouble finding work as an assistant, if that's what they want. The most likely candidate for an NFL spot is Chip Kelly of Notre Dame, which not only sits at #1 right now, as it prepares for the national championship against Alabama - it also has the highest percentage of players graduated. Kudos.
The ideal parking space did not lead to a lot of book sales. Still, without it I wouldn't have lasted an hour in cold. My thanks to the gentleman who purchased the novel in Russian today, and to everyone who bought, sold, donated and traded books this year, and all those passersby who simply stop to chat or wish me well. Happy New Year.
Visit Vic's sites:
Vic's Third Novel (Print or Kindle): 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 Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3
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