I recently had a group of fellow writers on my Absolute Write group comment about the “blurb,” the little description on the back of the book. They said it could be made a little “tighter.” I kind of agreed with them, but was not willing to make any changes to the cover. Then I happened to look down at the even smaller “About The Author” part on the back and noticed how it said I had “nearly thirty years” of railroad experience. That ship sailed last December. I now have “over” thirty years in the industry. How time just flies when you’re having fun. Well sometimes having fun. There are a lot of times where it wasn’t so much fun out there on the rails. Being a railroader is not for everyone. It is kind of a way of life. Luckily much of the bad parts of the job were left behind when I switched to passenger work. And that is about to turn over to 20 years soon, this November! In any case, I wound up changing that blurb on all of the electronic sites the novel is selling on. And I also adjusted the “nearly” to “over” in the About The Author sections too. And yes, I did break down and have my graphic artist, George Arnold of WGA Designs (wgadesigns.blogspot.com/) make up a new back cover for me with the adjustments. Just a bit OCD when it comes to stuff like that.
On another note, as some of you might know, I’ve been having a few family problems that have been keeping me busy, along with a new work schedule. I don’t get on this site as often as I should. I read a couple of comments that were posted here by readers about a month ago. My apologies for not getting back to or recognizing them for their kind words. I thank you for those words and am truly heartened that you liked my novel. It humbles me. Thank you. Until next time.