I’ve begun to query my literary angel, Victoria Valentine of Water Forest Press, about publishing through Create Space, an arm of Amazon. I still I have the PDF file she used to publish Adjustments. I was up at 4:30 this morning, looking through it, studying the formatting. I questioned her about the pages she left blank, in essence six, with one only bearing the title, although it is not the title page. The novel's text doesn't begin until the 13th page. I also looked into acquiring an ISBN number, which allows the book to be sold at most venues. Create Space provides one for free and also offers two others for a fee. If I understood the options correctly, I see no advantage in selecting either of the two that one has to pay for. I also looked into a copyright. After having no commercial success, it almost seems silly and pretentious to get one, but I will if I can do it electronically, even if I won’t receive the Library of Congress number for months. When I self-published Close to the Edge in 2000, AuthorHouse, then called First Books Library, handled everything after I submitted the file. This is a bit more daunting, although Victoria assures me it’s an easy process. It will be great if the site’s PDF converter will allow me to make corrections to the manuscript. Since I don’t have the program on my PC, I’ve been able only to read such files. I have 44 pages left to proof. I’m trying not to rush. I do only one chapter per sitting. Through 395 pages, I’ve found 29 errors, the latest a period where a question mark should have been. I’ve enjoyed it, although I realize that personal attachment to one’s work is no indication of its value. Artists who failed colossally have the same bias toward their work as those who have succeeded either commercially or esthetically or both. Time and the public are the final arbiters of worth.
It seemed it was going to be a disappointing session for the floating book shop. Fortunately, the benign conditions allowed me to stay open a little longer than usual for a December day. Natalya and Benedict donated four mysteries and one romance in Russian, and a gentleman purchased a couple of boxes of nails, and it seemed that would be it until Jen came along. Last time I saw her I offered her Close to the Edge at a steep discount, which she'd planned to pick up on her return from the doctor. It rained before she made it back. Today we hooked up. And minutes later a gentleman came along and purchased two CDs I burned recently: Ultimate Jazz and Showstoppers, which more than made up for the loss I took on the book. Thanks, folks.
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Vic's Short Story on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/k95k3nx
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Vic's Short Story Collection: http://www.tiny.cc/Oycgb
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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/
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