The book is nearly written. I've winnowed the jobs down to about 113, so I still need to winnow some more.
99 Jobs is a good title;
113 Jobs
is not. I'm rewriting and adding material—some of those original posts
were badly written, or omitted details, or simply missed the point.
After extended agonizing I'm getting comfortable with the title
99 Jobs: Blood Sweat and Houses. Then immediately in the jacket copy I hope people will read this:
I
repair homes. With each job I enter somebody’s life. Here are 99 "tool
belt tales” about good hard work and the people I’ve met.
Many
people are telling me they prefer printed books to ebooks. I do, too,
but they cost money to set up. I'll be launching a Kickstarter campaign
in August. The campaign will end on Labor Day, which seems an
appropriate date. It's basically a way to ask people to pre-order the
book. They'll receive advance copies, and I'll have some advance
funding.
My goals are modest. At a minimum, I hope
to fund the cost of hiring a professional editor and a good book
designer. If I can raise more than the minimum, it can pay for a tiny
publicity campaign and maybe even a low-budget book tour.
I'll keep you updated.
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