Book Report by the Numbers

I am so pleased that many of you have a keen interest in Safe at Home:  A Season in the Valley (still the title!) and I thought that you might enjoy some facts and figures on the project so far:

73,000 Words that the manuscript contains.  (The original proposal suggested 25,000-35,000 words!)

 5,074  Miles traveled this summer tracking the Rebels.

    292   Manuscript pages.

      34   Games attended including all 5 playoff games.

      22   Chapters, not counting the foreword, the prologue,and the epilogue.

      18    E-mails sent to people checking on facts.

       4    Weird events for which I was present including the hailstorm, the blackout, the fog-out, and the              storm that took the roof off the Shenandoah County Flea Market.

       3    Games rained out that I "attended."

       2    Times that I have re-read the manuscript.

Right now the manuscript is being copy-edited and fact checked.  We are still on schedule for a December 1st release and believe me, I will keep everyone posted about the book's progress and availability!

 

Tools of a Rebel writer . . . that's as opposed to a rabble rouser.

Comments

[Melissa Dodge]

Can I even say how excited I am about this?? Oh, by the way-- you forgot an important stat: 1 Phenomenal Summer!

Can't wait!!!! Hopefully the companion piece "All the Stuff That Got Left Out" will be ready for private publication next spring! ;o}

[Austin]

You're right, Melissa: 1 Phenomenal Summer, indeed!!!

[Al Smith]

Bring it on!