The only good thing about dealing with a back issue for the past couple of weeks is that the only way to avoid all pain and discomfort is to sit in my office and stare at my computer screen.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s been a positive for overall productivity, both as to the primary job and as to the hobby. The common thread between the two is the ability to think (somewhat) clearly and type (somewhat) quickly.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, the final touches were put on the next book. I\u2019m now working with my agent to figure out the next steps, which will begin with the exploration of traditional publisher options. It\u2019s nice to have broad distribution (like Playmakers did), but there\u2019s something to be said for controlling the entire process and making it directly available. It\u2019s cheaper for you, and it gives me a lot more freedom over the task of turning the final draft into a finished product.<\/p>\n
This one fully combines the two worlds I\u2019ve known well, for decades. It\u2019s a legal thriller set in Pittsburgh, with a football player turned lawyer immediately stumbling into a complicated mess that keeps getting messier.<\/p>\n
The characters are memorable (I think), funny (I hope), and authentic (I know). It was written to be a page turner. When one chapter ends, there will be (or should be) a desire to immediately find out what happens next.<\/p>\n
When it comes to turning this one into print, I don\u2019t know what will happen next. One way or another, it will be landing somewhere.<\/p>\n
Until it does, you can get the ebook version of the four available novels for only 99 cents at Amazon. (Now that Elon Musk is a trillionaire, it\u2019s important to help Jeff Bezos gain some ground.) The most recent is Big Shield<\/a>, a cautionary tale of the intersection between legalized gambling and sports.<\/p>\n