{"id":456,"date":"2019-05-23T11:36:12","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T16:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ldinmanbooks.com\/?p=456"},"modified":"2019-05-23T11:42:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T16:42:00","slug":"its-almost-book-oclock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ldinmanbooks.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/23\/its-almost-book-oclock\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s almost book o’clock!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A fully-bloomed catalpa tree always starts with one bud.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Though, as promised, the paperback has been launched a few days early. Thank you to the folks who participated in my little marketing research survey; but even with advance planning it turns out I underestimated the amount of time it would take author copies to ship. If you order your paperback now, you will probably still get it faster than I will get the order I placed three days ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For my readers’ added convenience I’ve placed quick links to distributors on the home page; for now, Amazon is the only venue where a paper copy is available, but for those who read their books in pixels, there are several choices. Ryswyck<\/em> is now also up at Overdrive (and other library purchasing channels!) — so my posse of librarians, you know what to do — !<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s also a Goodreads link for those of you who are members there. While you wait for your copy to arrive, you can mark Ryswyck<\/em> “Want to Read” — and when you’ve read it, please do leave a review either there or at the venue of your choice. Remember, this is for posterity, so please be honest. (I’ll give a donut to the first person to identify that<\/em> reference!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for me: while I’m definitely excited about launching the result of my labors so that others can read it, one very satisfying box has already been checked. As I’ve mentioned before, getting to read this book was a prime motivator for writing it, and since my proof copy arrived, it’s traveled from my bedside table to my livingroom couch to my patio to the bar at my local pub — all favorite places of mine to read (although at the latter I do tend to divide my attention between reading material and Royals games). And since generating the proof, I have tweaked the book to be even more like the product I envisioned. It pleases me, and I’m proud of it, and all the branding work I’ve done basically boils down to that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I think you’ll like it, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Though, as promised, the paperback has been launched a few days early. Thank you to the folks who participated in my little marketing research survey; but even with advance planning it turns out I underestimated the amount of time it would take author copies to ship. If you order your paperback now, you will probably<\/p>\n

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