Still Under Construction

The galley print for CONDEMNED TO FREEDOM was sent to Booklocker by Ingram on Friday, and they have forwarded it on to me. What this means is that I'm still weeks away from actual publishing. We won't start a marketing campaign until that happens, so the only people who know about this are family and some friends.

I'll be happy when it is finally released. It's trite to say that the greatest fear is fear of the unknown, but in this case it is true. And the greatest unknown right now is whether or not readers will like CONDEMNED. And even if they like it, will they like it enough to recommend it to others? Those who have read the manuscript--a few friends, the editor, several agents, a film producer, the publisher--all have liked it. Next is the general public. Will they like the mystery? Will they like the school setting? Will they "buy" the message that we all need to take responsibility for the choices we make?

I hope so. Then maybe these notes I'm writing will be a true blog and not just an electronic diary.