A bad night in baseball...
-Cliff Lee lost, dropping his record to 22-3 as the Indians fell to Boston 5-4, clinching the Red Sox's second straight postseason berth. (Had Lee not lost another ballgame, he would have surpassed Greg Maddux's record for highest winning percentage. Maddux was 19-2 in 1995--for a .905 WPct.)
-The Yankees, who were eliminated thanks to the Red Sox's win, gave Mike Mussina his 19th win of the season. The Moose still has a shot at No. 20... this weekend in Boston.
-The Dodgers won again, 10-1 against San Diego, while Arizona lost to the Cardinals (haha - odd saying that if you're an NFL fan). L.A. is almost guaranteed to win the NL West.
Anyway, just googling tonight for bookstore info, and, HAHA! it looks like I'm not that bad when it comes to my books. Even though I'm not with a big, traditional book publisher, I'm not in that bad of a situation. Read the first link below, in the random links section. HAHA! :-) And actually, a bigger HAHA in the second link too, with one of the posters in the comments section. :-) Some people actually set themselves up for big disappointments!
(And to be honest, and I've said this from day one, when it comes to publishing books, I'm like a home run hitter like Bonds or Ramirez. I want to see--read: admire--my name in print. That's more important than anything else. Just like how those sluggers want to just stand at home plate and admire their moon shots with a big smile on their faces and not run out of the box. That's me when it comes to seeing my name.)
Today's Random Links
It doesn't always pay to publish with traditional companies! :-)
Where's my book? :-)
Today was certainly a good day too. I did get that Costco membership card, bring my class to the warehouse store, and got no hassles (unlike at Superstore two months ago, an experience which I'd posted about before but now too lazy to look it up and link it here). Go Costco!!
"Showing Their Scales" and "The Hockey Farmer"
We are pleased to introduce the works of local B.C. authors KP Wee and Farhan Devji to you:
"Showing Their Scales" contains three tales of lies, lust, and deception. These are short novels which deal with betrayal and revenge, with three main male characters and how they end up hurting the women in their lives.
**Catch an episode of BlogTalkRadio here with KP's interview on his books, recorded Dec 29, 2008.**
"The Hockey Farmer" is a story about Logan Watt, who hails from Cochrane, Alberta, and has to decide whether to rehabilitate the legendary family farm or pursue an unlikely career in professional hockey. The story also shifts to Vancouver and contains numerous Vancouver Canucks references.
Help support a pair of B.C. authors by picking up your own copies today!
-- "The Hockey Farmer" can be purchased here,
while "Showing Their Scales" can be bought here. --
"Showing Their Scales" contains three tales of lies, lust, and deception. These are short novels which deal with betrayal and revenge, with three main male characters and how they end up hurting the women in their lives.
**Catch an episode of BlogTalkRadio here with KP's interview on his books, recorded Dec 29, 2008.**
"The Hockey Farmer" is a story about Logan Watt, who hails from Cochrane, Alberta, and has to decide whether to rehabilitate the legendary family farm or pursue an unlikely career in professional hockey. The story also shifts to Vancouver and contains numerous Vancouver Canucks references.
Help support a pair of B.C. authors by picking up your own copies today!
-- "The Hockey Farmer" can be purchased here,
while "Showing Their Scales" can be bought here. --
The Hockey Farmer / Showing Their Scales
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Brief Resume Highlights
Writing Experience
- Bleacher Report: contribute articles on the Vancouver Canucks, Boston sports, hockey, and baseball at least three times a week (2007-Present); edit sports-related articles from other posters (2008-Present)
- UCL: developed Career Planning curriculum (2007); consulted on for other curricula issues (2005-Present)
- Consumer Research: submitted unsolicited proposals for improvements on company operations (2005)
- B.U.D. College: developed Grammar curriculum consisting of five levels (2004); edited curricula for other courses (2004)
- KGIC: developed Career Planning curriculum proposal for Surrey campus (2004)
Writing Accomplishments
- Named Bleacher Report Bruins Community Leader (2008)
- Bleacher Report: contribute articles on the Vancouver Canucks, Boston sports, hockey, and baseball at least three times a week (2007-Present); edit sports-related articles from other posters (2008-Present)
- UCL: developed Career Planning curriculum (2007); consulted on for other curricula issues (2005-Present)
- Consumer Research: submitted unsolicited proposals for improvements on company operations (2005)
- B.U.D. College: developed Grammar curriculum consisting of five levels (2004); edited curricula for other courses (2004)
- KGIC: developed Career Planning curriculum proposal for Surrey campus (2004)
Writing Accomplishments
- Named Bleacher Report Bruins Community Leader (2008)
2 comments:
KP - if you can afford to, at some point in the future, try to organize some book signings in the Vancouver area, pitching it up as a local artist. Even if you test it with 25 copies and two indie bookstores you may find the results are good. All you need is a name and some demand for your material for other indie stores to notice. Ignore Chapters and the big guys.
To be honest, the second anonymous poster in the second link cracked me up. Yes, I sound like a jerk but THAT was hilarious!! HAHA! (the one about telling 5-60 people and visiting 6 bookstores)
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