The Time Has Come

After a long process, the time has come.  Loving Deacon is now available for Kindle.  As soon as I can approve a final proof, the printed version will be released.  As with Whispers in the Wind, Loving Deacon will be available only on Amazon for the first six to eight weeks.  It will then go into expanded distribution and be available through other booksellers.

I think I've come much closer to solving the format problems which plagued me in the Kindle version of Whispers in the Wind.  In fact, I will probably re-publish the Kindle version of Whispers in the Wind once I can find the time to make the changes it needs.

I want to take a few minutes to talk about what took so long to bring this book from the computer to the printed page.  As an author, it is my job to promote my book, steer away from the negatives, and accentuate the positives.  However, I am also a realist who can recognize that I can't please everyone all the time.  I want to offer something you will enjoy, but I also have to write the story which is in my mind or on my heart.

Obviously, I'd like Loving Deacon to be a book which appeals to a wide audience in the same way Whispers in the Wind was received, but that doesn't happen all the time.  Loving Deacon is considerably different from Whispers in the Wind, both in style and in subject matter.  While Whispers in the Wind dealt with life from youth, Loving Deacon is a story which focuses upon life at the end of life.  It spans a huge amount of time and involves a significant amount of history.

The characters in Loving Deacon are members of what has been called "the last great generation;" people who have lived through two world wars, a depression, and the dust bowl.  Younger readers may not connect with them in the same way they connected with Abby.  Loving Deacon is a sad story with a positive message.

When I first started writing one of the biggest questions I had was: How do you know when you are done?  There always seems to be something you could change or improve.  Loving Deacon has brought me much closer to understanding the answer to that question.  I simply had to reach a point at which I felt I'd done all I could to the story.  From there the story has to stand on its own.

So, just as the time has come for Loving Deacon to be judged by the reader, the time has come for me to move on to another story.  With a total of seven novels in various states of development, I have to move on down the road and leave Loving Deacon with you because as long as there is someone to read them, there's always another story to tell.  Whether you like Loving Deacon or you don't, please feel free to leave a review of the book.  I welcome and encourage your comments.

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