It's Official Now...

**Alaskan Kilted Guy** · 21st March 08, 01:27 PM

Congrats!!

**Amoskeag** · 21st March 08, 03:01 PM

Congratulations Ray,
Getting published is no easy feat! Even more so in fiction, it's so subjective.
Good Job.
Bob

**Arlen** · 21st March 08, 04:55 PM

That's fantastic!
I'll be getting a copy next month once I'm in America.

Really, huge congratulations!

**kiltedinUSMC** · 22nd March 08, 01:34 PM

That is awesome that you now a published author. My hat is off to you.

**bunchdescendant** · 26th March 08, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by sharpdressedscot

Does it cost anything to publish a book? If so, how much? I plan on publishing a book in the future.

Well,

Now that somebody brought that subject up, I will give the gory details. It cost me ... about 900 hours at the keyboard, I new keyboard (wore the old one out, mainly the backspace key ...), more than a few late nights, the cost of more than a few bags of coffee ... and $0.00 USD.

Go check out my publisher, http://www.publishamerica.com

They do not ask for your money, they want your book to sell! I found them easy to work with and they are in many big distribution houses including Ingram. Barnes and Noble is their biggest customer.

If anybody needs a publisher, this is the place to go.

Hope this answers a few questions.

Ray

p.s. - I'm not paid to say this, it's just how I feel about them.

**The F-H.C.A.G.** · 26th March 08, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by bunchdescendant

Well, that would be book #2, tentatively named "Destiny's Revenge" ... that I am still writing ...

In actuality, book #1, "Destiny's Change" is the backstory/prequel(?) to the next book. I actually started the second book first ...

For those of you looking for it, try Amazon.com or my publisher, PublishAmerica.com

The ISBN number is 1-60474-167-8

My thanks for all of your kind words.

Yes, there is only 1/2 of a chain lock on the door. Our handyman was supposed to fix that in January ...

BTW, F-H.C.A.G. ... I might need a proofer for Destiny's Revenge ...

Ray

Watch out! I'm a vicious proofer.

Be well,

**katmills2005** · 27th March 08, 04:57 AM

Can we get a synopsis of the book?

**sharpdressedscot** · 27th March 08, 07:02 AM

Originally Posted by bunchdescendant

Well,

Now that somebody brought that subject up, I will give the gory details. It cost me ... about 900 hours at the keyboard, I new keyboard (wore the old one out, mainly the backspace key ...), more than a few late nights, the cost of more than a few bags of coffee ... and $0.00 USD.

Go check out my publisher, http://www.publishamerica.com

They do not ask for your money, they want your book to sell! I found them easy to work with and they are in many big distribution houses including Ingram. Barnes and Noble is their biggest customer.

If anybody needs a publisher, this is the place to go.

Hope this answers a few questions.

Ray

p.s. - I'm not paid to say this, it's just how I feel about them.

Hey, cool! Thanks alot.

I'm flat broke, so this is good news.... now, I need to start writing...

**starbkjrus** · 27th March 08, 09:58 AM

Congratulations!

Good luck on your next one as well.

**bunchdescendant** · 30th March 08, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by katmills2005

Can we get a synopsis of the book?

"We are told that from birth our destiny is set in stone and we have no control over the outcome.

Jerry Maclachlan is just an average person with an average family in an average home. A very traumatic turn of events in his life leaves him to find out that his destiny has been changed dramatically, affecting everyone close to him that he loves and cares about.

Follow along as he seeks out ways to overcome the obstacles put before him in his quest to restore some control over his own life and ultimately his newfound destiny."

There ya go, right off the back of the book. Any more would be giving the plot away!

Well, OK, just a little more background ...

Jerry Maclachlan and his wife Kristen are just your average married couple. One child is married with children and their youngest is away at college. He just wants to do a few things on spring break when a traumatic event occurs in his life. The cover art suggests what has happened to him, BTW. This event almost spirals out of control on him while he tries desperately to regain control of his life. It eventually affects everyone close to him while he takes this wild, uncontrolled ride towards a new destiny.

Just a little more, for my X-Marks friends.

The cover shot is available HERE to tease you just a bit. I'm going to check to see if it's now available at B&N today. It's at Amazon.com right now for internet ordering. There are a few that are reselling my book already (!) so make sure if you order, get it from Amazon, not a reseller at a higher price.

BTW, I did the cover art for my novel, more or less. Here's the story; My publisher said that unless I provided some suggestion as to what I wanted, they would use their own discretions for my cover art. I did the drawing based on a photo of myself and the Little Celtic Dancer. I had no idea that they would use it as-is! That blew my mind! They added the colors around the artwork, that's all.

Ray