Writer, indie publisher, et cetera
Boston and back
Timothy Gager invited me back to the Dire Reading Series in Cambridge, Mass. on Friday. T’was awesome. Wish I had more time to wander around Boston but this weekend was too cramped.
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Advance review copies of Timmy Waldron’s WORLD TAKES are in the mail. The files for the final copies are at the printer and the books should be ready in a few weeks.
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Big news on the horizon for WRP’s next title. It’s an anthology with some big names attached. I’m keeping mum until the contracts are signed and make their way back to me.
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