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From the 85-year-old woman who said she read until 3 in the morning to the 40-something year-old who said she read it in a day and a half, Dear Walt readers all have said they “just couldn’t put it down” … many of them losing several hours of sleep just so they could “find out what happened.”

As for me, though I spent countless hours proofreading during the writing process, when Dear Walt was finally published and I got to read it from beginning to end, I realized it was even better than I had thought. Dear Walt is an extraordinary first novel! You won’t want to miss it.

And, when you’re finished reading it, please add your own comments about Dear Walt in the form below:

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Our “to-do” list now includes learning how to maximize our Amazon listing to supplement our other marketing efforts.

You can see the Dear Walt page on Amazon.com HERE!

From the first glimpse of the riveting mountain scene on the cover, through 287 pages of Andy’s compelling story - plus a sneak preview of Ron’s next book-in-progress “Welcome to Ricochet,” - readers will find themselves caught up in Andy’s life as he searches for an elusive peace. Many will, no doubt, identify with Andy’s often troubled journey … for they, too, have sought a similar harmony in their own lives.

Ultimately, one will find “Dear Walt” brings together an intriguing cast of characters whose lives are all touched by Andy’s retreat from “a place he could no longer live” to his eventual reconciliation within his own spirit.

Still, it was exciting to finally get the process underway to get our first novel for sale online. After we receive the “proof” we will have the opportunity to either approve the book for release, or make any corrections or adjustments in the uploaded files and request yet another proof. We’re praying that we can give a thumbs-up on the proof on the first attempt.

We elected to go with CreateSpace, an amazon.com online print-on-demand, self-publishing company because there is very little cost involved in actually getting salable books online almost immediately.

In our case we were able to leverage our previous graphic design, layout, writing, editing, and web design experience into real dollar savings over other print-on-demand publishing companies which offer varying cost packages which include combinations of these services.

So, today we uploaded Dear Walt into the CreateSpace sytem and are awaiting review of the uploaded files. After their review to make sure the files are to their specifications, we’ll be able to order a proof copy before the book actually goes “online” for sale in two locations, the CreateSpace E-Store and Amazon.com.

The E-Store page is still in its preliminary stages today, but you are welcome to look at it. I believe the thumbnail image of the book cover will be added after the book is finally available for purchase. Right now there is only a placeholder for it. To view the E-Store page click here.

There were many steps involved in getting to this point, and a few more before the book acctually appears for sale on the web. We will chronicle these steps in future posts and give you more step-by-step instruction on how we got to this point later, when we have the chance. Stay tuned!

Since we are new to this arena, we’ll need to learn how to use them to connect with other folks online and hopefully draw them to this web site.

You’ll see links to both of them on the right side of the page in the sidebar. The stumbleupon.com entry is actually a “feed” from our first choices in our stumbleupon account. If any of you out there have used one or both of these services and have suggestions to make on how to use them effectively we invite you to drop us a line via the comment form on this page.

The del.icio.us link actually gives visitors an easy way to add this web site to their online bookmarks there. Give it a try and tell us how it works out for you if you like!

Thanks, RDF

The President of your fan club, GES

To fully appreciate “Dear Walt,” it is imperative that you immerse yourself in the lives of every individual who comes in contact with Andy as he pursues peace. The painstaking story of his troubled response to God’s invitation parallels the story of mankind throughout all time.

Editor, WordSpresso.com

We are now in the process of completing final review and editing of the manuscript as well as development of collateral material such as the author’s biography and back cover promotional copy. After the final revisions and additions we expect to go to press sometime in mid to late July, 2008. Of course there will still be a proofing process before the actual retail release.

August 1 is now our target date for retail release. If you would like to be one of the first to obtain a copy please let us know ahead of time by using the comment form on most pages on this web site and we’ll notify you via email when “Dear Walt” actually goes on sale. At that time you will be able to purchase a copy online at our “e-Store.” A link to the Dear Walt page at the e-Store will be provided in your notification email.

Stay tuned to this web site for updates as they are posted.