[NOTE: This is a repost of an essay I wrote a few days after Gerard died. Also, he left instructions to close his blog two years after his death. I plan to do that in a few weeks. Meanwhile, I’m … Continue reading →
Well, here goes – it’s book launch time for Gerard Vanderleun’s book of essays! The title is The Name In the Stone. Please go to the book website VanderleunBooks, take a look around, and order a book or books. It’s … Continue reading →
That’s mind-boggling to me. I started very tentatively, at my son’s suggestion. When he said I should start a blog I immediately said, “No, no way.” But he went to Blogger.com, showed me a few blog templates and told me … Continue reading →
It’s getting darker earlier. I hate that. It’s getting a mite colder, too. That, I don’t mind. In fact, I rather like the change. I’m getting more tired of cooking and more into eating prepared foods. These Power Bowls aren’t … Continue reading →
The projected launch date for Gerard’s book of 46 essays – THE NAME IN THE STONE – is November 1. I’m about 95% sure everything will be in place by then. I’ll let you know the details of how to … Continue reading →
I’m getting very very close. The books have been printed, and if I do say so myself I think they look very good. Now all I have to do is fine-tune the website so that the mechanisms for ordering and … Continue reading →
And that means I finally signed off on the proofs. Proof-reading is one of my least favorite occupations, and at a certain point you just have to say enough, because it seems it’s always possible to find mistakes. I still … Continue reading →
I finally turned in the PDF of Gerard’s book to the printing company. I had long been formatting and fixing things and proof-reading and fiddling with this and that. There are a nearly infinite number of decisions to make when … Continue reading →
One aspect of my efforts to publish Gerard’s book is that prior to this I knew next to nothing about book publishing except that self-publishing existed. Now I know a lot about it, and it’s quite a learning curve. Early … Continue reading →
It’s a continuing saga. I’ve gotten very far. The book is edited and formatted. I’m 90% finished with designing a website for selling the book, including deciding on all the methods for taking money. I have a book cover. I … Continue reading →
And yet here we are. In some ways it’s better than it was then. For example, the US isn’t actively at war abroad, and young people aren’t subject to the draft to fight in such a war. But in so … Continue reading →
I’m getting closer and closer to the time when I’ll be able to announce that the book is for sale. Yeah, I know, you’ve heard it all before. But it’s really true. All the editing is done. I’ve gotten the … Continue reading →