Gordon DeLand's Blog, page 5
September 12, 2018
August 29, 2018
“You were born here.”
The Very First Author Tour Trip is Planned The excitement is building. The trip is planned. Books to sell there are in hand. Signage is ordered. Now all that’s left are the final traveling details. And the waiting. Colorscape 2018, … Continue reading →
August 15, 2018
The Novel is launched. I’m exhausted.
Launching this novel has been stressful to this introvert. I’m opening myself up to criticism, to inspection, to judgment of my work. But if I am going to publish… the ‘public’ must be invited in. I’m shy; I have been … Continue reading →
August 8, 2018
To Market, to Market…
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. The last two weeks have been rough, but productive. I’m riding that steep learningcurve of how to market a book in … Continue reading →
August 3, 2018
Welcome!
Looking for some else to read? Click here for a short read or two, or here for some excerpts from novels. Continue reading →
July 28, 2018
…and we’re back!
Down Cellar This novel has been my focus. I have completed three more revisions (yes, really!) as well as formatting for both digital and paperback editions. During one of the revisions, I was looking for quote marks that look like … Continue reading →
March 12, 2018
…and then I fell down a rabbit hole.
a total of four days off during the two months of February and March Continue reading →
January 22, 2018
Coming Soon… “After Midnight”
Yes, it’s almost here! Very soon, “After Midnight” will be ready for a first look. The original idea stared as an award-winning 12 word story, which grew to a short story, which suggested what now looks to be at … Continue reading →
January 11, 2018
September 28, 2017
The Story: So Far
Friends just aren't enough when it comes to death. Continue reading →
