Countdown
I’m part of that ‘boomer’ generation that grew up with the space program in it’s infant stage. Due largely to the fact that my older brother was deeply entrenched in anything that had to do with rockets - from NASA to his own homemade “October Sky”-like projects - we usually got out of bed to watch those pre-dawn launches from Cape Canaveral (before it became Cape Kennedy). We watched the Mercury Project, to Gemini, all the way to Apollo and the ultimate walk on the moon. I honestly don’t think we missed a single launch, watching in anticipation as the countdown clock ticked downward to those long-awaited words: “we have ignition”.
I can’t tell you how many times we watched in frustration as the countdown clock stopped. Something had happened - we weren’t usually told back then until much later - and the clock was stopped at “T-minus” whatever. More than once I can remember that number being below a minute - even just a few seconds. We had waited and waited - but no lift-off took place.
That is how I have felt during the process of having “Blood Reflection” published. But now - the countdown clock is ticking, and this thing is actually going to take place. I’ve been in contact this past week with the publisher to go over the proofs, and everything appears to be ready to send to the printer! We should have the book in hand in a very short time.
Check out the publisher’s website: www.oaktara.com - they put their ’soon to be published’ books on the home page, so we should see it there soon.
Thanks for hanging in there - and I hope you’ll pass the word when “we have lift off”!