It is going to take some time and expense to adjust the list prices for my book. I don't expect any changes for at least a month. I never thought Notes from Oblivion would have wide appeal, but the total lack of response is very challenging.

     I am taking steps to have the cost of my book at Amazon, etc. reduced. I have clearly miscalculated in my pricing of the book. I would like to get the price of a hardback down to about twenty-five dollars. I don't know how long this will take, but hopefully it will be a matter of days. Meanwhile, if you have any suggestions on how I can improve my website I would appreciate them.

A week has passed since the publication of Notes from Oblivion. I have reached out to a few of the image creators and BC Bookworld to inform them, but after several days no response. Not a single sale nor any comments. It's very early days and I'm sure things will improve.

There seems to be no interest in my book.

Notes from Oblivion has been published and is available for sale at the Friesen Press online bookstore! Here is the link: https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000354492195
It will be available at all major online booksellers within a month. I am absolutely delighted and energized. The last month has been boring and a little depressing. I couldn't bring myself to do any promotional work for something that didn't exist. But now I am going to do what I can to inform people. Except for my publisher, no one has as yet seen this book! Therefore - I am nervous:) I very much look forward to hearing from readers, assuming there will be some.

Yesterday I received, and today I have approved, the Print Ready Files for Notes from Oblivion. The book will now enter the publication queue and be available for sale next week. 

I am pleased to announce that Notes from Oblivion has  been added to the "Coming Soon" section of the Friesen Press Bookstore website. Here is the link:
https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000354492195
From this point on, I will be posting as the situation develops, rather than strictly on Tuesdays.

I am pleased to say that my poem May They Forever Frolic, which I entered in a contest at The Van Isle Poetry Collective, received an honorable mention. It will be published in their Summer Issue. 
      My  publisher today requested direct deposit info, as I "may" receive royalties for my book. We're getting very close.

This is getting a little tedious. I'm making these weekly Tuesday posts with nothing to report and the book unpublished as yet. I did receive the proof copy of Notes from Oblivion, and it is very nice. A week has passed, and I have gotten no response from the Comox Valley Writer's Society. I was quite enthusiastic about joining, but now I could care less.

Obviously I have begun making posts too soon. Fortunately, not one single person is visiting my site. At the moment, I am awaiting the proof copy of my book, and expect it to arrive tomorrow. Also, today I have taken steps to join the Comox Valley Writers Society (approximately 90 members). Notes from Oblivion will be announced in their fall newsletter, published on September 10th.