I’ve heard authors (and other artists) say: “The work came through me.”
I understand that feeling. When I was writing the book, I felt muses working through, along-side-and-with me to help me create a fun-to-read philosophy of religion (self-help) book—Rabbi Brian’s Highly Unorthodox Gospel. It’s beautiful.
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I keep tripping over a flush of excitement. And joy.
About the book.
I did this!
I wrote this.
And, people who have read the 68K words have (thus far) liked it.
I’m proud and feeling so good about this project.
I love what I have written.
I love it. I love it. I love it.
I can’t wait to send it to you so you can read it.
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My (little bit) changed life.
A woman I’m talking to on the phone, after our initial rounds of greetings, starts to talk about all about Mallomars cookies—”They have a season. Nabisco only puts them out from September until March.”
I have nothing to add about the dusty graham cracker topped with gelatinous marshmallow and covered by chocolate topping.
I ask, “Um, I’m sorry, but why are we—more specifically you—talking about Mallomars?”
She stammers for a moment, taken aback.
“Trader Joe’s…” she hints.
“What?”
“Mallomars… the cashier… you know,” she coaxes and repeats, “Trader Joe’s.”
It dawns on me!—chapter two of the audio version of my book was just released!
Sometime earlier today, she must have heard me telling her about the Trader Joe’s cashier gifting me a box of chocolate-covered marshmallows.
The woman I’m talking to is just picking up the conversation.
Only, I recorded that track months ago.
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A reading
I did a reading from my book at the fantastically liberalicious West Hills Church in Toronto.
I sold all the books I had on hand and took orders for eight more.
My message of love really resonated with them.
(Though you’d have to be quite an asshole if a message of love does not resonate with you.)
I can hardly wait to hear what you think about it.
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BOOK Status report:
Audio book
The first chapters have been released and a new chapter will drop every other week from now on.
It’s not too late to catch up.
Get access to the whole thing.
Free Sample Chapter
ePub book
The layout was poorly done, there were errors with the footnotes, and the person I hired tried to force an upsell on their mediocre work. So, I have had to switch ePub publishers.
Softcover
On the last physical proof of the paperback, the top lines of the left pages and the top lines of the right pages did not align. So, that layout needs to be redone.
Hardcover
I should receive the “FINAL FINAL PROOF” in the next week. Then I can order the 100+ copies that have been pre-ordered on Kickstarter.
All Kickstarter orders should be in readers’ hands by late September.
To be first in the line to receive the second printing, click here.
(Those should be in readers’ hands by late October.)
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