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    2? There's another of these?

    [Seriously, looks like fun.]
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    I now have two books which state 'Version 1' on the copyright page instead of '1st printing' or a number line.
    I'm sure if there is intelligent life somewhere out there in the universe, they are wise enough to stay away from us.

    And the people bowed and prayed, to the cell phone god they made...

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    My publisher is gearing up to send out ARCs of my book (Showtime) for advance reviews/cover blurbs. If anyone has any ideas of notable writers who might be interested in reading for potential blurb consideration, please let me know! Digital ARCs will be ready in a week or so (physical ones later on).

    Here's the cover synopsis:

    College student Jordan Jones’s life hasn’t been the same since his grandmother, the person who loved and understood him most, died in Matthew Manson’s ruse of an act on Talent Now!, a nationally-televised talent show.

    When Jordan discovers his grandparents’ television allows him to travel to the past, opportunity trumps fear: a chance to not only save his grandmother from an untimely death, but to exact revenge against the man who caused it.

    But as Jordan investigates the massacre—and man—that claimed his grandmother’s life, he discovers an awful truth: just because the past allows him entry doesn’t mean it will allow him to leave.
    A NEW GAME BEGINS

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    Quote Originally Posted by herbertwest View Post
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    SAM GUNN JR. by Ben Bova, Blackstone Publishing, the book also is without a price (ordered from Amazon). A dealer on E-Bay has a copy which he says is a proof but I don't know about that, why would Amazon sell me a proof?

    THE RAVAGED by Norman Reedus with Frank Bill, $28.99, bought at Barnes & Noble. I also have a proof of this which does NOT have a numberline or any other printing designation.
    I'm sure if there is intelligent life somewhere out there in the universe, they are wise enough to stay away from us.

    And the people bowed and prayed, to the cell phone god they made...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ur2ndbiggestfan View Post
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    SAM GUNN JR. by Ben Bova, Blackstone Publishing, the book also is without a price (ordered from Amazon). A dealer on E-Bay has a copy which he says is a proof but I don't know about that, why would Amazon sell me a proof?

    THE RAVAGED by Norman Reedus with Frank Bill, $28.99, bought at Barnes & Noble. I also have a proof of this which does NOT have a numberline or any other printing designation.
    The one on eBay is just a copy sent to a reviewer. Not a proof. Not sure why there is no price though. Publishers choice I guess.

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    Years ago, I would hang out with this guy that lived a few roads away. Hadn't spoken to him in a while. Last week, he shot his brother 21 times in the face with an AR-15.

    UPDATED: 40-year-old man arrested on suspicion of 1st degree murder by Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office

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    Damn……good thing you weren’t there that night!
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    Quote Originally Posted by ajw2910 View Post
    Damn……good thing you weren’t there that night!
    He grew up in Seattle but moved out here to SC when he was a teen to be with his mom because his father didn't want him and beat him but moved back to Seattle well over a decade ago. Several prison terms and I hadn't spoke to him in years. Now this.
    I've known a lot of messed up people in my life.

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    Sad when people have a shitty home life like that. Lot of kids in my county come from homes like that unfortunately.
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    SK tweeted that last night :
    https://twitter.com/StephenKing/stat...71368316272640

    I truly wonder if it will have any impact on this public appearances.
    Because, let's be honnest, he's not getting any younger and given his politic's opinion he may not be as popular as he was (to the maga crowd)

    10 years back, a french person did a stupid video which I had to report to his assistants so I do truly wonder if this event may have any impact about his public event given that the politic is truly dividied at the moment
    Do you think he'll some more public events, of he will try to get away from them from now on?
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    Quote Originally Posted by herbertwest View Post
    I truly wonder if it will have any impact on this public appearances.
    I'd be curious to hear the opinions of those hear who know King somewhat (like most, I'm just a reader), but I'd say it would have no bearing on his public appearances, given that fatwas are pretty singular things (King hasn't been the subject of one).


    Quote Originally Posted by herbertwest View Post
    ...he may not be as popular as he was (to the maga crowd)
    I think the only MAGA-related risk is that 3 bored conservatives leave a King event early in the event King spends several minutes lingering on politics.
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    Once Covid-19 hit (and really before) S.K. made an effort to limit/decline public speaking and signing events. He expressed that he wanted to spend most all of his time writing, and spending time with his family (Grandchildren in particular).
    As much as I enjoy going to a S.K event, I'd rather he never did one again than be assaulted-killed prior to or during one.

    Security now has to be at an all-time high for most any celebrity to show up. It (no pun intended), kills the joy of a few fleeting moments of meeting King and having him sign a book for you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ricky View Post
    My publisher is gearing up to send out ARCs of my book (Showtime) for advance reviews/cover blurbs. If anyone has any ideas of notable writers who might be interested in reading for potential blurb consideration, please let me know! Digital ARCs will be ready in a week or so (physical ones later on).

    Here's the cover synopsis:

    College student Jordan Jones’s life hasn’t been the same since his grandmother, the person who loved and understood him most, died in Matthew Manson’s ruse of an act on Talent Now!, a nationally-televised talent show.

    When Jordan discovers his grandparents’ television allows him to travel to the past, opportunity trumps fear: a chance to not only save his grandmother from an untimely death, but to exact revenge against the man who caused it.

    But as Jordan investigates the massacre—and man—that claimed his grandmother’s life, he discovers an awful truth: just because the past allows him entry doesn’t mean it will allow him to leave.

    You sold me on the story. Let me know when it comes out. Stuck in a TV, Grandmas, Time travel Genious. What a way to sell the story!

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    Thank you! I appreciate that. 🙂

    Street date is 12/6/22, but it's available for preorder at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Walmart, Target, and all the rest, but is a few dollars cheaper if you order directly from the publisher: https://www.inkshares.com/books/showtime
    A NEW GAME BEGINS

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    Congratulations, Ricky!!!

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    Thanks, Tommy! It's been a long road (made even longer by the pandemic), but I'm excited for people to finally read it!
    A NEW GAME BEGINS

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ricky View Post
    Thanks, Tommy! It's been a long road (made even longer by the pandemic), but I'm excited for people to finally read it!
    It's been more then three years since I became a supporter. COVID certainly didn't help.

    Was the original campaign on inkshares or somewhere else? My earliest inkshares email is you saying they would publish. Was there a hardcover level? I seem to remember a hardcover.

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    You're correct. Inkshares is the publisher (and yes, the home of the preorder campaign). There was never a hardcover level (years ago they did hardcovers, but that was before I entered).

    The hard reality (and what those who aren't tuned in to the publishing process don't always realize--not you, Brian, just in general) is that unless you self-publish (or your last name is Koontz, King, or Grisham), debut novels take 2 years from start to finish (dev. edits, copy edits, proofing, typesetting, cover design, the whole deal). Add in delays from COVID, two of their printers shutting down, paper supply shortages, and physical bookstores not being open to browse during the pandemic, and that set everything back by just about a year. Aside from COVID, we're actually right on track.
    A NEW GAME BEGINS

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    We dropped our son off today for his first day of college at CU Boulder; he's in the Aerospace Engineering Honors program and wants to be an astronaut. He's a big Tolkien reader, so got him a newly released book and inscribed it with a Gandalf quote strangely suitable for an Aerospace Engineer/Astronaut!



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    Good luck to your son, George. Love the inscription!

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    Has anyone ever bought anything through eCrater? I may buy a book through that, but I have no idea if this is something I should just ignore (small money, small risk: $21).
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    Remember, Tuesday is SOYLENT GREEN day:

    I'm sure if there is intelligent life somewhere out there in the universe, they are wise enough to stay away from us.

    And the people bowed and prayed, to the cell phone god they made...

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