Well, dear readers, I am sitting here like so much fish and am cautiously happy to report that yesterday was definitely better than the day before and I’m cautiously optimistic that today will be even better than yesterday because frankly I have had it up to here with this crud. Yes, I’m still gunk-laden – not as much – but really, I could bottle the stuff – that’s how much gunk this crud produces. But enough about the crud and the gunk, just be happy you’re not here. Otherwise, yesterday was exactly the day I needed the day before. I got eleven hours of sleep, got up, answered quite a few e-mails, we finalized the back cover, I made some faux chicken stroganoff for food, ate it, it was a pretty good batch as batches go, I only had one telephonic call – tried to just talk quietly – although I think my voice is a bit stronger than on Monday – then I spent time writing a very rough version of the flap copy and updating the about the author thing. I’ll leave it to others to finesse the flap copy. The ideas in the rough version are all fine. Then I sat on my couch like so much fish and watched a few irritating YouTube videos, dozed off for about fifteen minutes, and then started the second season of Shooter, this one based on the second Bob Lee Swagger book, Black Light. At least in that book, Swagger does have a wife and young daughter. So far, that’s the ONLY similarity, plot-wise. Oh, I just read why that is – because the producers, in all their wisdom, based season two on book three, Time to Hunt. Season three is based on Black Light. We’ll have to see where this goes to know if it will resemble the novel at all. After that, I did a few things on the computer, got the back cover to the design people for the eBook, and here we are. Oh, and of course the first scene in season two is a big action set piece set in Germany which ends with – wait for it – THREE DAYS EARLIER. Nice to jump the shark in the first scene of the first episode.
Today, I’ll be up when I’m up, I’m hoping I’ll feel even better, I’ll pray for a few modern major miracles which are needed, I’ll send the flap copy for editing/proofing then get that to Doug Haverty so he can do flaps and spine for the new book. Then he’ll create all his final files, which will have proper bleed for the front and back covers, spine, and flaps. IF I’m really feeling better, I’ll do one quick trip to the mail place and CVS for more Claritin-D and, depending on how I’m feeling, maybe more Ny-Quil. I’ll eat, do a little reading that I need to do, and then at some point I’ll watch, listen, and relax.
Tomorrow and Friday are more of the same, but also making the show order, writing the commentary, and getting a schedule done. I’m really hoping that by Saturday I’m done and 100% so I can get out and do some stuff.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, be up when I’m up, hope I feel even better, pray for a modern major miracle or three or there will be HELL toupee, send the flap copy for editing/proofing then get the final version to Doug so he can create the final files, maybe go to the mail place and CVS, try out the vaporizer, eat, read, and then watch, listen, and relax. Today’s topic of discussion: It’s Ask BK Day, the day in which you get to ask me or any dear reader any old question you like and we get to give any old answer we like. So, let’s have loads of lovely questions and loads of lovely answers and loads of lovely postings, shall we, whilst I hit the road to dreamland, and just let me end these here notes with: THREE DAYS EARLIER.