The book signing today at Scioto Valley Coffee in Circleville, Ohio, was a great success. Quite a few people stopped by: long-time friends, former students, and a few strangers all had a chat with Gerhard and got their signed copy of his book.
Author Archives: Gerhard Maroscher
Book signing – Circleville, Ohio
Central Ohio folks: Gerhard will be signing copies of his book THIS SATURDAY from 9am to noon at the Scioto Valley Coffee shop on West Main Street in Circleville.
This is a great opportunity to meet Gerhard, talk about his family’s amazing history, and get your copy of his book – signed! (And you can put the $3.99 you’ll save in shipping costs towards a tasty coffee while you’re at it.)
Gerhard Maroscher, 9am – 12 noon
Scioto Valley Coffee
216 W Main St
Circleville, Ohio
(740) 474-6400
http://www.facebook.com/sciotovalleycoffee
As always you can also order the book right here on this website:
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| You can pay with a credit card. You do not have to have a PayPal account. Look for the other options on the right hand side of the next screen. If you want more than one copy you will have the opportunity to change the quantity on the next screen. Media Mail postage is $3.99 per book. Sales tax will be added to orders for Ohio residents. For the moment international orders are being handled directly with Gerhard. |
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| Orders will ship within 1-3 days via USPS Media Mail, which takes 2-9 days to arrive. |
Interview in Circleville Herald
The Circleville Herald, Gerhard’s hometown newspaper, recently interviewed him for a story on Why can’t somebody just die around here?
Read the whole article here.
In other news, many orders have already been shipped, and new orders go out by the following business day.
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| You can pay with a credit card. You do not have to have a PayPal account. Look for the other options on the right hand side of the next screen. If you want more than one copy you will have the opportunity to change the quantity on the next screen. Media Mail postage is $3.99 per book. Sales tax will be added to orders for Ohio residents. For the moment international orders are being handled directly with Gerhard. |
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| Orders will ship within 1-3 days via USPS Media Mail, which takes 2-9 days to arrive. |
The Book is Here!
Yesterday afternoon a large truck pulled up…
And a man delivered…
970 pounds of my book.
Yes, they are here, all 400 copies. That makes for around 145,600 pages, 50 million words, or, to get a really big number, about 284 million characters, counting spaces.
I have opened some of the cartons and inspected the books, and they all look good. I will start shipping out orders immediately, so order your copy with the button below!
It has been a long road researching, writing, and editing the book – not to mention living the life described in it. Now that I have the printed work in hand I am at peace. Or laying a 970 pound paper and ink egg.
Ordering
Get your copy of Why can’t somebody just die around here? with the Buy Now button below:
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| You can pay with a credit card. You do not have to have a PayPal account. Look for the other options on the right hand side of the next screen. If you want more than one copy you will have the opportunity to change the quantity on the next screen. Media Mail postage is $3.99 per book. Sales tax will be added to orders for Ohio residents. For the moment international orders are being handled directly with Gerhard. |
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| Orders will ship within 1-3 days via USPS Media Mail, which takes 2-9 days to arrive. |
Not in the book: the lifesaving lamb
Many stories we never made it into the book. Some didn’t make it because I took them out, others because somewhere along the way one has to stop changing the book. Yet occasionally something triggers my memory and a story that I hadn’t thought about for decades suddenly pops into my head.
For example, several minutes ago a 64-year-old story came to mind:
I was very sick and near death from a severe allergic drug reaction. I had been in bed for maybe four weeks. My parents were not sure I would survive. In hopes of sparking a will to live in me, my parents brought me a newborn lamb. I remember the joy I felt at the beautiful fluffy little lamb beside me in bed. Their plan worked.
Proofreading the proof
The proof copy has arrived from the printer!
Once I am sure that the proof is as desired, the printing of books will begin!
As soon as the shipment comes in I will let everyone know how to get a copy. If you’re interested in getting on the pre-sale list (and haven’t already) just send me a message here and I’ll let you know as soon as they are for sale.
The click that launched 100,000 words
The final manuscript has been converted to a PDF and sent to the printing company!
The printing company is now making one proof copy of the book, as well as a proof of the book cover. Once I approve them both then the printer will print the full order. I should have the proof in hand any day now, and the final print run should happen soon thereafter!
Cover design
The book is nearly ready to go to the publisher!
I just printed the front and back covers on some card stock to see how they look full-size. On my home printer I cannot match the quality of the glossy actual cover of the book, so I am excited to see the first proof copy back from the publisher.
The cover has been designed by Mark Dawson.
Release from POW camp – 70 years ago today
70 years ago today, August 28, 1945, Dad was released from a Russian POW camp. He kept his Certificate of Release with his important documents.
Burn or recycle? That is the question!
Shown in front of the fireplace are paper copies of each of the edited 19 chapters. That hard copy edit was the last one before I sent the electronic file to the editor a couple of weeks ago.
Now the question is: burn or recycle? Considering the hours editing took, burning has a certain appeal to it. The pro-environment angel on my shoulder is trying to convince me to recycle. The small fellow with a big grin on my other shoulder, the guy who says he likes it really hot, says watching the papers burn would be fun. Right now it is a tossup.
Today I received the final edit of the manuscript from the editor. Am going to read it and see what they proposed changes there are. Hopefully this will take only a few days. Now where are the matches?