Actually, it's just an embarrassment. I can't remember posting anything under either the name Wayzgoose or aroslav that had so freakin' many typos and errors in it! I thought this story had been proofread.
This week, I received the printed proof copy of Municipal Blondes and opened it up. I started marking errors on the page that comes before the copyright page! So far, over a hundred typos and I'm only two-thirds of the way through the book. What an embarrassment!
Under normal circumstances, I consider what I post on SOL to be a draft of the final version. Only rarely do I do more than correct an occasional spelling or really blatant error. I save the fine-tuning for the version that goes to press. I'm going to make an exception in this instance. Sometime in the next two weeks or so, I'll post a clean revision of the whole story. I just can't stand to have something so riddled with errors out there with my name on it. Even a pseudonym.
That being said, I'm having a great time getting Municipal Blondes and Wild Woods ready for official release to the public on June 23. They will be joined by Aroslav's Double Time, book 2 of "The Transmogrification of Jacob Hopkins." As usual, they'll be offered to my readers here on SOL the week before they hit Amazon or a reasonable facsimile thereof.
I could use your input! I'm almost ready to start the rewrite of the next sequel and am struggling with fine tuning the title. In this story, Deb Riley will be back undercover and in disguise, both as a fortyish woman with a porn connection and as the young producer who gets in trouble at the Adult Entertainment Expo. She'll be fighting for her life when the villains discover she is not who she said she was.
So, should this be called:
Stocks and Blondes
Stocks and Bondage
Stocks and Blondage
Or do you have something even better that maintains the theme of money, computers, and the secret life of blondes? Remember, this is a no-sex story, even though it deals with the porn industry and some very creative ways that people in Seattle get around prostitution laws. I have a vision of at least two more Deb Riley stories after this one.
I'm currently in the Seattle area visiting friends and family. Honoring the mother of my daughter today. I'll be leaving to head back to Idaho on Thursday and then returning for the release party the third week of June. Lots of excitement! See you around.