...and it's space-faring president, too. I remember a T-shirt back when I was in college with a picture of a mouse giving the finger to an eagle swooping down to grab him. The caption was "One last great act of defiance."
That's the way I feel every time I think of Amazon's temerity in refusing to release some of my books. The trigger for my ire this week is the 2017 non-release of Hearthstone Entertainment, Book 7 of the Living Next Door to Heaven saga. They simply locked it and told me it was in violation of Amazon community standards. They didn't like the cover. They gave me no opportunity to correct the problem or even say further what the problem was. I defied them by releasing the book on my own website and giving it away for free. So there!
But now, I'm releasing the whole series on Bookapy and in other venues. So, I've continued my great act of defiance by making the book available for free! Yes, you can download Hearthstone Entertainment from Bookapy or other sites (except Amazon) for free. If you started buying the series at Amazon years ago and got cock-blocked by their stick-up-the-butt reviewer, now is your opportunity to download the newest release at no charge.
Based on the sales of the other volumes, I estimate they cost me about $200 in royalties. So, I'll show them and just give the book away. (And provide a link to Bookapy in volume 6!)
Oh, yes. It's available today. Go get it!
In other news, I received word that my new trailer is scheduled for me to pick it up on 9/9. I'm thrilled. And spending my time packing up the current trailer so I can move out. Planning to get as much out of the trailer as possible this weekend as I have a professional cleaner coming to scrub it down on Tuesday.
If you know anyone in the Coeur d'Alene/Spokane region in the market for a fifth wheel trailer, send them my direction. Asking $10k, OBO.
I'm incredibly excited about finally having a delivery date for the new home. I ordered it back in April! Even when it came off the production line, the mfg. said it was still missing something that they expected to install before it shipped. I trust them???
I spent a few hours on the phone trying to get various doctor's appointments set up before I leave for Las Vegas in mid-October. Ha! My primary care physician's next available appointment was in January 2022. The colonoscopy folks were booked out until late November. Called three different dentists before I could get an appointment. What a circus.
But I'll show them! Right. I booked appointments with other doctors in other locations and will have to go through the inconvenience of meeting a new doctor and going to a downtown location so that I can get tuned up before I leave town.
Other than that... The day is bright and sunny here in Idaho with an air quality index of 2!!! (I can breathe!) Now I need to start sorting clothes into storage, wear, and Goodwill bags. Have a great week!