With the death of Edward Kennedy, the hope of regular people, self employed with pre-existing conditions to get afordable insurance is dimmed. My wife is one of them and it is a road that most people don't understand. It is a priviledge that no one understands until you lose it. We are the only industrialized nation in the world where this is possible and that is a poor legacy for the greatest country in the world. My blessings to the Kennedy family.

Book is published and available on line and paperback format has been submitted. All we now need is readers. Care to join me? I believe you will enjoy the read. www.paulnelsonauthor.com.

If my overall reviews are as good as the ones I have received from the local readers who have talked with me, people really seem to enjoy my novel. Makes me feel good. Will set up book signings etc. soon. Exciting!!

Today was my first full day as apublished author with a book on the market. Some people tell me they are already almost through the read! They like it and d0n't want to put it down. That's exciting to me. Now if we can only get enough people to try it and write about it.

Went to a get-together last night and came away with 2 new clients and one new horse. Pretty good!
Will send back the final-final edit today and things are looking good for making the scheduled launch of "In The Flesh" later this week or next.
After school is back tomorrow so lots of last minute stuff to wind up on that front, just as soon as I finish this delicious first cup of coffee.

We have decided to eliminate the epilogue in "In The Flesh" The content is revealed later in the book anyway, so those of you who want to see the original, uncut start need to click on the previews now.
School is comming back this week, so final preperations are underway for our afterschool program to re-open. This week should be dry, so lots of outside work to complete Yeah???

I think most of my ducks are in a row now, picture is sent for back cover and final editing is over. I am looking forward to holding my first real novel in my hands. I wrote one other years ago, but it was nothing more than an essay and doesn't count. This one, "In The Flesh" is real and there will be several more to follow. I hope it is received well, and I thank anyone , in advance, for your comments that will help with it's ratings and sales.
For today, back to hanging fence boards.

Started the final edit yesterday. Only took a couple minutes to understand how much time and energy had been spent working on it by the publisher. So far I agree with 98% of the changes, all minor, and am surprised at a few things I overlooked. My bro-in-law has surgery this pm and should feel better soon. My wife has surgery next month and will see better soon. It is only fitting that my novel is going through surgery now. Onward!!

My publisher is back in business, so things will pop soon! Finished tamping the last of the new fence line in the interum, and life is good. Will finish boarding and wiring this weekend (rain?). Sissy's horse is much more rideable and complient, so we are back on track there as well.

My publisher is still lost in the giant "moving hole". At least it usually regurgitates those it swallows within a reasonable time, so hope abounds. Meanwhile, back at the ranch........

Picked up my wife's favorite horse yesterday. Been in training in VA for a couple months and now she is back in our barn. Looks like we will be showing again in the near future, something that's been lacking for the past couple years. With three horses capable of being shown in the barn, now, road trips should get back to norm.

I believe the quote goes like this, "Life is not about waiting out the storm, it's about dancing in the rain". Makes a major difference in how we approach life. I think I've always been on board with this philosophy, but never expressed it in this fashion. I do remember many times of waiting out the storm, usually just waisted time. I like dancing better.

I received a quote from a fellow facebook friend which I love. it is not pasteable on this fr---- format!! I will have to work a little harder to get it here.

Went by Barns and Noble today and got the paperwork to start the setup for a book signing in a couple of months. Not quite as easy as the corner business, but still very doable. Meanwhile, back to the credit card business. Got to feed the horses.

Just another day in paradise. First day of our last summer camp, total of 16 young ladies scrambling around the ranch starting in 1 hour. Glad my wife is in charge and all I do is pick up food, repair equipment and whatever back up is necessary while I do credit card processing and write novels in between property upkeep. Lots of fun!

Don't ever let anyone tell you fence painting is anything but work! Especially when you only want yo paint the wood, not the wire that is attatched to it. Sissy's eye doctor is still in NY, so no surgery date yet. My publisher is still on vac., so back to fence painting. UUUUGGGGHHHHH.

Hot weekend comming up. Perfect for painting fence. Guess I'll get plenty of beer handy and get busy. Books are on hold, but only temporarily. My publisher is in the middle of a vacation/move, and he is having a good time. I dont blame him. mmmm. Someday we'll do something similar, although we will ride horseback, not bikes.

The good news is that even with all the distractions, my e-publication of "InThe Flesh" is still on track for the end of this month. My publisher thinks it will happen, so I'm excited.

I watered my tomatoes so of course, it rained like cats and dogs last night.

Fencing still ongoing, but really looking good. Lots of work, but well worth it. Beginning to look like a real horse ranch, not just another place horses are kept.

Books are slow in getting published, but progress is forthcomming. I have to get this first one out, and then I believe the rest will be somewhat easier. Everyone who reads my work likes it, it is primarily a case of making it available on a large scale. I am hanging in there as my publisher is biking through the Cumberland Gap. Go figgure?

The good news is that my publisher has resolved the computer problems and can now get back to editing. Bad news is that he is in the middle of his planned vacation move. Oh well, at least things are moving forward.

Had a relaxing weekend and ready to get back to work. Lots of stuff to do, but I did begin re-working "To Kill A Judge"' I had forgotten how much I like that book. I believe, and so does Sissy, it will be bigger and better than "In The Flesh".

My nephew caught a huge red fish over the weekend, made me jealouse to be back in Florida. Some day..........

Two down, one to go! Only one summer camp left. They really are fun, but very taxing for both Sissy and me. Got to admit, some of these little girls really appreciate learning and their responses to challenges are super. The ones who try the most usually wind up with the awards voted on by their peers, and that is the way it should be.

Book progress has been on temporary hold, but should be back on track shortly. Looks like my publisher should be able to recoup his computer info and set it up on a new unit. Onward and upward, etc.