Raymond Scully checked in to tell me he was doing the reading for the Audible Edition’s version of Hounds. I was delighted, because Raymond had previously read for Eagle Dreams, and had done an incredible job. He studies the manuscript minutely, and asks me about any pronunciation he has doubts about. This time, he sent …
Tag: Making Books
It’s a book!
The Hounds of Heaven is a book, though I have not seen it yet… Good thoughts and prayers for George please, who is in a critical point of his chemo.Get better and get out here!
New Coursing Book
To See Them Run: Great Plains Coyote Coursing, with text by Utah folklorist Eric Elaison, splendid photos by Scott Squire, and a long introductory essay by me, is finally out from the University Press of Mississipi… and about time! Our efforts have seen us, for about five years (more?) right through a couple of academic …
The Hounds
The book is done, at 44,000- plus words– I like it, very much, and hope not to have to rewrite it. As it is a very personal book it may seem quirky to some, but I hope the editors can use their judgment and let it stand, more or less as is, with its melancholy …
Clark City
Russell Chatham is back in northern California, fishing, thinking, writing, getting back to his roots. I don’t have any practical info, yet, but he is reviving Clark City Press, one step at a time . Back in the day, he was the one publisher willing to take Querencia– the- book. Without him, this blog would …
Q Cover Redux
In the home stretch on the new edition of Q. For the cover, I still favor some variety of this photo (forgive quality of my amateur efforts; I am sure a designer could do wonders with my template). The publisher favors the old cover. Any last thoughts? Here are the mockups I attempted. The old …
A new cover for Querencia- the- Book?
As my backlist comes up for reprint by Skyhorse, chances come up to change things; from wrong to right, from ugly to visually striking, or just from old to new (a new cover always catches my eye). Querencia the book has always looked just fine, with its cover by Russ Chatham, its brilliant design, its …