{"id":1273,"date":"2011-11-28T20:27:52","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T02:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/stevecaplan\/?p=1273"},"modified":"2011-11-28T20:27:56","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T02:27:56","slug":"book-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/stevecaplan\/2011\/11\/28\/book-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"BOOK LAUNCH!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s finally here, the “Book Launch” for my new novel, “Welcome Home, Sir<\/em><\/a>,” published by Anaphora Literary Press<\/a>!<\/p>\n

After the 13 year struggle for publishing “Matter Over Mind<\/a><\/em>,” this time I seem to have done it with the speed of light. Relativity speaking. Sorry–not the time for bad puns…<\/p>\n

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Happy as a pig in sh*t<\/p><\/div>\n

An interesting similarity between scientists and authors is that publication–be it papers or novels–always seems to be an anti-climax. After struggling to overcome reviewers’ comments, or editors concerns, the manuscript\/novel is finally accepted and put “in press.”<\/p>\n

But then, by the time the actual work is published, the scientist\/author is never standing still and waiting to celebrate. No–time doesn’t stand still, and the projects and new novels move on. We are never satisfied with what we have. Although I never understood the materialist types who yearn for more and more money, I guess this is the equivalent–the never ending desire to create, learn and–well yes–to impress our peers.<\/p>\n

But I will take a break–at least for a day–and try to smell the flowers (dead trees?) and celebrate symbolically.<\/p>\n

For any of you out there interested in fiction portraying a real-life scientist suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, weaving around some intriguing issues within his own laboratory–this may be for you. Support a poor struggling artist (emphasis on struggling…).<\/p>\n

Here are some links:<\/p>\n

My Amazon author site<\/a>: (note the Amazon “look inside” feature)<\/p>\n

At Anaphora Literary Press:<\/a><\/p>\n

My own website–where you can also grab a copy of “Matter Over Mind:”<\/a><\/p>\n

And oh–in case you like it–please put up a sentence or two on Amazon as a reviewer. It’s amazing how much that seems to make a difference.<\/p>\n

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