I’ve written two books. So I got thinking, which is dangerous for me. Why not a few statistics to chew on? Just for the paperback versions, though. Here goes.
Note to Self: Stream of Consciousness
- 5.25 x 8 inches
- Nonfiction – travel memoir
- 181 pages
- 15 chapters
- 52,439 words
- 286,512 characters
- 1st word of Chapter 1 is: All
- Last word of Chapter 15 is: tell
- The book covers a 2 week period of time I spent in Atlanta
- Before this trip, I had last been to Atlanta in 1996
- There is no Trailer
- There is no Senior-Editor-In-Chief
- There is no Reference section
- 7 people are listed in the Acknowledgements
- The cover was designed by Sorin Radulescu, a freelancer from Romania
- I bought the caveman drawing from a Canadian artist via Shutterstock
- This is also a stand alone book
- I got the idea for using Stream of Consciousness as the subtitle from a lawyer who headed the writers group in Cypress, Texas, a Northwest suburb 35 miles from Downtown Houston
- The writers group meeting I attended was held at Lone Star College
- I read out loud the 1st 7 pages of my book to this group, along with a printed copy for each, and they gave me feedback
- That was my 3rd time in Texas within the last year
- I left Texas 2 weeks before Hurricane Harvey hit
- On that trip to Texas I played doubles in Tennis 20 out of 21 days
- I improved my one-handed backhand there thanks to lessons by J.R.
- I bought a Solumbra UV protection hat there thanks to Todd of Lost Forest
- I still hate the freeway system in Houston – Mad Max everyday
- Chloe the cat is listed in the Author Bio, but has since departed this earth
- While brainstorming cover concepts with Ms. Wiener we devoured 2 personal pan pizza’s from Davanni’s…Italian sausage, green peppers, onions, and pineapple…yum
- I have yet to taste Mr. McCoy’s ribs
Curveballs: Sweet & Smokey Down the Barbeque Trail
- 5.25 x 8 inches
- Nonfiction – travel memoir
- 233 pages
- 21 Chapters
- 65,380 words
- 362,40 characters
- 1st word of Chapter 1 is : As
- Last word of Chapter 21 is: Operation
- The book covers a series of trips from the Midwest to California in my search for the perfect barbeque
- There is a Trailer and it is 687 words or 3,635 characters
- The Fever is my Senior-Editor-In-Chief
- The Reference section has 9 references
- 8 people are listed in the Acknowledgments
- The cover was designed by eBookLaunch.com
- The cover art concept was sketched on a napkin by the art teacher at school
- I originally billed the book as the 1st in a Trilogy, but have since canceled the Trilogy idea, so it is a stand alone book
- Milo the dog is listed in the Author Bio, but has since departed this earth
- I have yet to taste Mr. McCoy’s ribs