You should have received a different kind of email from me this morning. If you did not it’s because the site is verifying the emails on my list to ensure that they’re legit, and not some AI Nigerian hoping to procreate in our computers.
Feel free to let me know here whether you got it, but in any case, fear not, all the rough places will soon be plain.
I have two full days with nothing on my calendar, and a substantial but unfinished manuscript, which means it’s time to read through the new book on paper. Every once in a while I need to step back from writing and read what I have so far as an actual book. That way I can see the plot line and get a sense of how the story flows. There’s always a lot of literal cutting and pasting, which I often prefer to do the old fashioned way. One dog nose, phone call, or other interruption and it’s too easy for computer cuts to disappear into the ether.
So, while I attend to my work, I thought it might be a good time to remind you that you can catch up on my series by purchasing the first four novels now, or, should you prefer, pick up a little children’s book, My Dog Pete (available exclusively at the link) to add to someone’s Easter basket. It’s on Kindle, too.
You don’t have to buy my novels or essays from the guys in Seattle. Let’s face it: civilization needs local bookstores, and if we want them, we need to patronize them. Some of my favorite bookstores include Honest Dog Books, Books & Company, Boswell Book Company, and Politics and Prose. You can also order at Barnes & Noble, Target, or WalMart.
Or maybe you can find the time to follow me on Goodreads—where my numbers are pathetically few—or to leave a nice review wherever you buy books.
And, of course, you can also pre-order the one I’m working on now—the fifth in the series— if you haven’t already. You have, right?
If you have a favorite bookstore, leave a link in your comments, so others can find it.
Thank you!
It’s a big writing day today, so this is all I’ve got for now.
I received this helpful note from a reader:
Hi, I work at a Poison Control Center for people and we get a number of calls concerning animals (for which we have little knowledge so ultimately refer them to vet or Animal Poison Control as you mentioned above). Just thought you might want to know there is another animal help phone number –the Pet Poison Helpline –they also charge a fee ($85) and their phone number on the website is (855) 764-7661. Many people can’t or won’t pay that fee so I also direct them to another option that might be more affordable option of a online chat service with a Vet/poison specialist–that is called “Just Answer Pet Poisoning” … and that has a service fee of $35.
Thank you to the kind person who sent this advice.
J.F. Riordan 