Hello
friends and valued readers
The
newsletter list continues to grow. Welcome new readers. In appreciation, I will
give the first three respondents an autographed copy of their choice – Chosen
from one of my books of course, Twisted Perception, Beneath a Buried House,
Footprints of a Dancer, and now Identity Theft – and all you have to do is send
me an email at bob@bobavey.com
Time
marches on.
We
had my sweet Kathi’s memorial service June 20, which I had to arrange and plan,
choosing a date, picking out photographs for a video, and deciding on music.
The process made worse an already grieving situation.
I
am trying to get my writing going again. Unfortunately, a byproduct of
depression is a foggy mind, which hinders the process of thinking. I find even
mundane chores, such as reconciling a checkbook, difficult and compared to
writing a novel a checkbook is falling-off-a-log. My publisher wants another
Elliot novel and I’m having trouble with this newsletter. Once again, there is
no comparison. I also have a time travel novel I was working on. I’m not a fast
writer, but this book was flowing out of me like a wellspring, and then my
world fell apart and my mind began to literally shut down. Sadly enough, my
publisher is interested in this book as well. When I first pitched it, they
were not interested, but, before the crash, I sent it to them anyway, ninety
percent finished and completely unedited. Now they want the time travel book.
All I have to do is finish it. That sounds easy enough, but it is not. It’s an
extremely complex and complicated novel. Every time I pull it from the drawer,
I feel like a three-year old trying to comprehend the works of Einstein.
I
have explained the problem to my publisher and they have been extremely patient
and understanding. I don’t know how long this will last. My marketing efforts
for Identity Theft – a rather prophetic title looking back – have been
nonexistent, and though the book started off with a bang it is now not selling
well.
Please
pray for me and my family.
I
love each of you and pray that God will bring peace and love to this world and
His Kingdom.
From
the bottom of my heart, I thank you for your continued support.
And:
Please
check out my writing at the link below:
Twisted
Perception is now out in audiobook. Please click the link below:
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This
article was written by Bob Avey, author of Twisted Perception, Beneath a Buried
House, and Footprints of a Dancer. http://www.bobavey.com
