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I anxiously tucked an announcement of my first novel into email to all my friends, colleagues and family.  While I haven’t heard back from everyone yet, I’ve got quite a collection of comments from “Bully for you!” to “Congratulations” — even one “hope you sell a million copies!”  There were some who said they would buy the book Actually, I ought not to make fun - there were seventeen who indicated they would be buying; and I have a commitment for ten more.

The first copy has been sent for review. I’ve got my fingers crossed. Although keeping them crossed for the 12-16 weeks they say it could take may prove difficult.

I’ve registered myself as an Illinois Author with LitLine. I have to try to remember to send a copy to the State Illinois Library which has a special collection of works by Illinoisans.

I popped an email off to Fred Suevel, class of 1972, secretary of the Maine West High School Alumni Association. He has added PARK RIDGE: A Senior Center Murder to the Alumni Author’s page. Thanks, Fred.

Dr. Craig Sirles, DePaul University, responded to my announcement with congratulations as well as a request for a “squib” about the book and myself for Ex Libris, the Masters in Writing (MAW) and the Masters in English (MAE) online magazine.

Other than that, yesterday was a rather quiet day.