Copy-edits tomorrow for gay soldiers book
- Jan 26
- 1 min read
I created this temp cover for my site a decade ago for my gay soldiers book. Harper will send their 1st attempt at the real 1 soon. (I have veto/approval power.)
I get the copy-edits back tomorrow! After 26 years, nearly there. (I began shadowing “Brett and Drake” for the Salon story Feb 4, 2000.)
To Get Notified when it’s published and available for pre-order, send me an email with “notify” in the subject line (not case-sensitive).
Pub date this fall. Exact date coming soon. (They may be working around release of the third d Heated Rivalry book Unrivaled, Sep. 29. Same publisher, HarperCollins.)
This will hopefully be the book I’m remembered for, and my last big 1 like this. I only did two in my life, but tried like hell to build them to last.
This 1 took a lot out of me: I lost 25 pounds in 6 months, went broke, lost most of my friends being a hermit three years and moving to Chicago where my family is helping me, on Medicaid for years, did six months on food stamps, put off a ton of medical care for 2-3 years . . .
But I’d do it again in a heartbeat. Well, it would be really hard to face that, but 100% I'd do it all again.
Congrats on getting the copy‑edits back for your gay soldiers book—sounds like a big milestone! While you wait for the final cover, I’ve been using Free Analog Clock Online to keep track of my writing sprints. Good luck with the launch!
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