Here are the latest developments in the book process: I should have my allotment of books around the end of June. Anyone who has pre-ordered books will get theirs in the mail shortly after I get them. Go here for info on pre-ordering books as well as info on e-books and such. You can get... Continue Reading →
The cover
Here is the cover. Back cover (left), front cover (right). Great job, The History Press design team! 673.9 buddy schumacher cvr
Bet you didn’t think this would be in the book
A list of people, places and things that are mentioned in this book, believe it or not: The rock band Foreigner Citizen Kane Pomerania George Webb Carrie Nation Al Capone Yunkles Golgotha Sawdust trail Truth serum Terman's Stanford-Binet Fourth Revision scale Santa Claus Maudlin sentimentalists The Golden Age of the Hobo Sigmund Freud Australia Georgia... Continue Reading →
It’s all in the hands of the publisher now
Final page proof corrections have been sent to The History Press. A selection of mighty fine author photos that my wife took have been sent. A much better and more readable map of 1930 Wauwatosa is there, too. I'm done ... unless they tell me I messed something up. Now it's marketing time (please buy... Continue Reading →
Page proofs in my hands
It didn't take long at all for me to get page proofs sent to me after returning the manuscript back to The History Press. I've now got in my grubby little hands the book as it will appear in print. This is extremely groovy (a 1960s/1970s term that needs to seriously make a comeback). In part,... Continue Reading →
Next up: Waiting for page proofs
OK, I've sent the manuscript back to The History Press tonight. Hopefully, I answered all their questions to their satisfaction and I'll be getting page proofs within a week or so. We're getting close to having a real live book. This is so cool.
Finishing up the first proofs
I'm finishing up my review of the first proof of the manuscript, along with downing a peppermint mocha, today. Should be able to send to The History Press tonight. After the publisher receives my corrected copy, they will prepare a manuscript for paging. I should have page proofs within a week or so after that... Continue Reading →
PRESALE HAS STARTED!
The presale for my first book, “Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher,” has officially begun. By ordering now, you will be able to get autographed copies as soon as I receive books (orders processed as first-come, first served). The benefit to me by doing this presale is that if I sell you... Continue Reading →
Production update (I’ve got the manuscript back)
Just got this in the email this morning from The History Press (I've edited this down to the nuts and bolts because you don't really care that the publisher's edits and queries are in blue and that I need to respond in red, etc.): Dear Paul, I have recently completed my review of the manuscript... Continue Reading →
How the book starts
“I know who killed the Schumacher boy.” Lillian Harwood
Paul J. Hoffman - Author/Publisher/Actor 