A Great Week!

Greetings and salutations, everyone!

Wow! What a great week on so many levels. Lots to report, so let's get to it:

I made some great progress this past week on photography, photo selection, and drafting illustrations for Essentials of Fire Fighting, 7th edition. Still lots to do but am proceeding at a good clip! I also got to represent Fire Protection Publications at Oklahoma State University's Author's Recognition Luncheon. Always fun and good eats, too!

I also made some really good progress on two writing projects at home. I got several more pages written on the screen play I'm writing. I'm not ready yet to say what it is I'm writing about but sometime down the line I will.

Made some real progress on the sequel to Death Haunts the Stars! Several new pages written and came up with some interesting ideas for the rest of the book. I've created some new and different characters and added some more natural humor to the story.

Also on the personal writing front, I've begun setting up things on my computer to layout my e-books for print-on-demand. Kindle Direct Publishing has begun a print-on-demand program where the print costs are included in the purchase price thus reducing the upfront costs for the authors dramatically. It's going to take some significant reformatting but it's doable. I've got some other things to do before I begin the reformatting but it's now officially on my 2017 to do list!

Sales and Kindle Unlimited subscription reads have been real really slow. I don't know if this is a post-election burnout lull or what. Meanwhile, I ask each of you to keep telling your family, friends, acquaintances, and everyone else you know about my stories! You've been fantastic and I greatly appreciate you and yours for your help! My current books can be found on my Amazon Author's Page at www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney.

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Well, Spring is just around the corner. Things have been so warm in Oklahoma that plants are blooming and pollinating like crazy! Why...oh, why...does Oklahoma have to be home to so damn many Red Cedars? And why do I have to be allergic to them? The meds are barely holding this at bay this year.

Well, enough for today! Stay safe out there!

Jeffrey

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