The Writer's Life 1/17 - Bonus

Quiz: Which player has appeared in the most Super Bowls? He is profiled in an article at Yahoo Sports. I had only a vague recollection of him. He was in six championship games, on the losing side in four with the Buffalo Bills, a two-time winner with the Denver Broncos. He was a substitute defensive lineman, and his name is Mike Lodish. And what’s he doing these days? He's a salesman for a gourmet peanut brittle company. His record will be tied, barring injury, by one of two players, kicker Adam Vinatieri of the Colts or QB Tom Brady of the Patriots, whose teams will square off this weekend.

The second proof copy of my rock n roll epic is on the way. It’s nervous time. In scanning through the online reviewer, I was pleased that the spacing between chapters held together much better than last time. I regret not having placed an icon between them, something like a G-clef. I can make changes anytime I want, but if the book looks good I’d rather leave well enough alone. It’s not a perfect production. In some instances a page’s text still does not extend to the bottom, but only by a few lines. There aren’t the gulfs that characterized the previous proof. Of course, the biggest worry is whether I caught all the misspellings and such. I dread the possibility that there are many I still have missed. Knowing me, I’ll go back and make changes even if there are just a few. I hope I don’t have to go through the entire process again. I’d rather submit the update and approve publication rather than having to order another draft. If the ten point font is eminently readable, it will be a boon not only to me but to anyone who buys the book online. Changing from twelve point knocked the price down from almost $19 to $14.73. I'm not yet sure how much the Kindle version will be.

Whenever someone promises to return to the floating book shop, it's about a 99% certainty he/she will not. Today the one percent occurred. It was a day of brilliant sunshine and low wind, which negated the sub-freezing temperature. Although business was disappointing, it felt as if it were a bonus session. I'd planned to close at 2:45. At 2:30 a gentleman uttered the dreaded words: "When I come back." I waited until three. He returned while I was packing up and bought Caught by Margaret Peterson Haddix, a young adult novel published by Scholastic. My thanks, and also to the gentleman who purchased Talon, a fantasy by Julie Kagawa.

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

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