It's (nearly) official...the 3rd Book Exists
It has taken me a while -- although perhaps not so long as it seemed -- but the rough draft of Flying Purple People Seater is complete. It is currently undergoing examination by various readers and listeners and people with opinions and axes to grind -- well, anyone who wants to kibbutz. Mainly, I'm trying to discover if I wrote the book I think I did, or if important parts got left in my head.
In which case, I have more writing to do.
Due to what most writers like to refer to as 'the intervening of life', plus those other pesky projects that I or my work partners get me involved in, the actual publication of the book may take longer than I planned. But, I have discovered that 1) I still like the book. And 2) it's a good follow-up to Sweet Corn, Fields, Forever, taking us out of Nashville and Las Vegas and even away from Kings Hill, up to where the roots of my own experience with antique boats began: Clayton, New York.
The Antique Boat Show there had its 50th Anniversary this year. Some of our family celebrated with a new enterprise in hospitality in Clayton, as my brother-in-law and his partner have taken over the Thousand Islands Inn. They are renovating it but took time out to come up with a new and terrific dessert, the Iceburger, which they introduced during the boat show. This dessert is the brainchild of Burgermeister Bill, but became a collaborative effort amongst Bill and TI Innkeepers Brad and Jaime. Remember the Thousand Islands Inn, visit when it opens, and look for its appearance in Flying Purple People Seater. (Uh-oh, I better warn my brother-in-law about that.)
In which case, I have more writing to do.
Due to what most writers like to refer to as 'the intervening of life', plus those other pesky projects that I or my work partners get me involved in, the actual publication of the book may take longer than I planned. But, I have discovered that 1) I still like the book. And 2) it's a good follow-up to Sweet Corn, Fields, Forever, taking us out of Nashville and Las Vegas and even away from Kings Hill, up to where the roots of my own experience with antique boats began: Clayton, New York.
The Antique Boat Show there had its 50th Anniversary this year. Some of our family celebrated with a new enterprise in hospitality in Clayton, as my brother-in-law and his partner have taken over the Thousand Islands Inn. They are renovating it but took time out to come up with a new and terrific dessert, the Iceburger, which they introduced during the boat show. This dessert is the brainchild of Burgermeister Bill, but became a collaborative effort amongst Bill and TI Innkeepers Brad and Jaime. Remember the Thousand Islands Inn, visit when it opens, and look for its appearance in Flying Purple People Seater. (Uh-oh, I better warn my brother-in-law about that.)
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