Followup

Based on all the feedback yesterday, I’ve decided to use today’s post to respond. But first, a general ‘thank you’ to all the comments over the last two weeks. I don’t want my whining and moaning to be interpreted as unappreciativeness. For the regular readers and the people who actually bought and read the book: yay. Without any of that I wouldn’t have made it even this far. Thank you!

Now on to a few replies.

Janet: lend away! That’s what happens to books, so don’t feel bad. 🙂 As far as ads go, I did try that once, but hated it. Due to the nature of my blog, Google felt compelled to only deliver ads for weight loss snake oil and refrigerator repair services. Ninety percent of the ads or better were for the omnipresent OBEY THIS RULE and I had to delete it out of principle. Besides, the entire blog is an ad for me and not hucksters. To do advertising right would take more effort than I’m willing to expend at the present!

Meg: I may email you directly about your book project. Even just to give you a needed kick from time to time. Oh, and if your children’s book is ever in dire need of any pizza references, I’m your man.

MaryBe: I like the Christmas analogy. And this too: “And just because I don’t hear from m family every day doesn’t mean that I forget about them.”

Sagan: Yes.

Quix: Just do it.

Biz and Jenn: xoxo

Michelle, Shelley B, Anne, and Anonymous: you all mentioned the next book one way or another. For you, and everyone, I thought I should give a little more detail on what I’m working on. But next week. It’s a big enough topic for a post of its own. For now I’ll just say, I’m already eleven months into it, it’s different from anything else I’ve done, and it’s fiction. Stay tuned…

And there we are! I will see you Monday since the regular weekly update is still a given. Maybe midweek we’ll talk about the next book project. And after that, it’s second star to the right and straight on till morning.