Waiting for the galleys for a final look-see and to create the index. Should be interesting, plus a skill I can use in the future. Thinking about what promotional goodies I can order: postcards, bookmarks, life-size bust of the author. You know, the usual.
I wonder what guys like Carl Sandburg or Charles Dickens would do if they were writing today, what with all this social media stuff. I have seen other writers incorporate it into their work and some of it borders on the obnoxious. I recently added a line to my email signature alerting recipients of my new book. I don’t really like doing that; it’s not in my nature to draw attention to myself. But I know it has to be done in the current paradigm.
So that means looking into interview opportunities. Last year, I was a guest “talking head” during a local PBS screening of the documentary Jews and Baseball: A Love Story. I was flattered when asked, but worried about how I would come across on screen. My friends say I acquitted myself well (that’s why they’re my friends). But I know I’ll worry about each new opportunity as it comes up.
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