Bluesphinx

 The ‘phone rang at precicely seven o’clock on the evening of Christmas eve. The American voice on the other end was that of my design consultant, a charming young lady by the name of Amanda. I was impressed by her punctuality.

 After the mutual introductions had been dealt with we got down to the business of discussing Windfall of the Wise. Our conversation centered on my ideas for the cover design of the book, and we agreed upon a…no, not yet, I’ll let you in on those details after I have seen the proof copy, and then only when I am happy with it.

 We also went over the size of the book, the font style, and a rough idea as to how long the process will take until it is out ‘on the bookshelves’. Best case scenario, about six weeks, this is providing that all proof copies are acceptable to me, and no alterations have to be made. Worst case scenario-how long is apiece of string?

 We finished talking after about half an hour, and Amanda left me with the thought that in two to three weeks I will be presented with the first proof copy of the book’s cover to either accept or reject.

 So, you see, things are moving forward rather nicely. There will be further updates as I walk this publishing road.