Not Much Going On

Still waiting for word on the Luck of the Draw sequel. These things go so slowly it gets frustrating. Luck of the Draw is doing OK in pre-order. Many of my friends are really coming through for me by grabbing a copy or getting the word out. It's gonna be a long six months to wait for the release. ANT

Thank you

Just wanted to give a quick thanks to all who have pre-ordered a copy of Luck of the Draw. The more I can sell, the better print run I will get on the book, the more stores it will be carried in. The sequel is now in my agent's hands and hopefully I will be hearing back from her soon. If it is up to par, then it will be offered to St Martins for publishing. That is also why the pre-orders are important. They will be looking at my track record for sales when they think about publishing me again. Hopefully it all works out. So, if you haven't yet, take a jump over to Amazon.com and type in my name. Pick up a copy of Luck of the Draw. Later, ANT

Ready For Ordering!

Luck of the Draw is now officially out there for ordering, actually, PRE-ordering at Amazon.com. It has been scheduled for a December 8th release. You can go to Amazon and check it out if you like. Here is the link- http://www.amazon.com/Luck-Draw-Anthony-J-Cardieri/dp/031256502X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241739175&sr=8-3. I know it's long. If you can't click on it, just got there and type my name in. And, by all means, feel free to order a copy if you'd like. I can use all the help I can get now. Print run is everything. Thanks, ANT

Finally got a title

Amen. With a little help in the way of suggestions, I have finally settled on a title for the sequel. I will not release it yet in case I change my mind. But I think it will stick. Anyhow, the sequel is almost finished, then I can start revisions and such. Luck of the Draw is still on course for a December release. Another couple of months and it will be time to set the wheels of publicity in motion. Ok, that's all for now. Later, ANT

What a mess!

I have finished going over the copyedited manuscript and, wow, I have never seen so many green marks in my life! That poor person who had to copyedit for me must need a vacation after this. Anyhow, I agreed woith most of the marks, changed a few I didn't like. But the book is back on its way to St Martins and into the production editor. It's time to print it, bind it, and make it an official published novel. Amen! ANT

Copyedit Complete

The copyediting process is finally done and St Martins will be FedExing it out to me on Monday. Be here on Tuesday. I then have only 15 days to look it over and get it back to them. I actually will be sending it off for a pitstop to my agent, Nancy, who wants to look it over also. She will then messenger it over to St Martins. I will post what it looks like after I read it over. Also, I have just passed the 46,000 word plateau on the sequel to Luck of the Draw. It is going smoothly so far and I figure on adding another 30,000-40,000 words to the novel before I am through. Hopefully it will be as well received as it's predecessor. Now, IF I COULD JUST THINK OF A TITLE!!!!!!!!!

Contracts signed

Finally got the contracts from Nancy today. Pretty straightforward stuff. They are signed and sealed and will be in tomorrow's mail. The sequel to Luck is going well so far. Took into account the changes Nancy suggested and have implemented a few. The book is really starting to tighten up. Now, if I could only come up with a title. Any suggestions?