Friday JohnKu – AKA TGIF

~ John W. Howell

 

a friday picture

 

This week was excellent weather wise. I got a chance to do some more painting (no Virginia not on canvas) on the porch. Maybe next week I’ll take a shot of the final result. I’m a little reluctant since you won’t be able to see the difference as I did not do a before. Ah well, I’ll see how it works out. My publisher and I agreed to go our separate ways. I think this will be best for the two of us. I think they have some different priorities. I have completed the John Cannon trilogy and would like to see the two other parts published before I kick. I now have the opportunity to query other publishers or self-publish. I will need to look at all the alternatives and then make a decision.

This week’s JohnKu (a term coined by Words4jp) is about patience. I learned to be patient since it took over a year to work out a solution. I hope you like it.

Patience by John W. Howell © 2015

Action is what counts,

Unless some time needs be spent. . .

Patience is virtue.

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I have been working in business for over forty years and now have the time to work in special areas of interest. My passion has always been to create compelling stories of fiction. I have authored six novels and am working on my Seventh. The first novel is still in manuscript form and being utilized as a door stop in the laundry room. The second is a contemporary fiction novel of 89,000 words and is complete and I am currently seeking a publisher. I also write poetry but have not had the guts to share any with anyone. The one time I read a piece to a person their only comment was, “it doesn’t rhyme.” I will continue to write and hopefully my blog, Fiction Favorites at www.johnwhowell.com will provide some entertainment and an interesting thought or two. I live in the Austin area with my wife Molly and an assortment of loving pets.

28 thoughts on “Friday JohnKu – AKA TGIF”

  2. Sorry about the publisher. Hoping it’s a good thing and you can publish the other two books. What will the first book’s situation be? Do you have publishing rights immediately or do you need to wait?

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  3. Sorry about your problems with the publisher, John. We are very familiar with similar problems with Klausbernd’s publishers, not funny.
    We love your JohnKu about patience! 🙂

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  5. So they’ve released you from the contract? Bummer, except that now you’re free to move forward with your sequels. Hopefully you can find another publisher given that you’ve got one novel on the market and it’s been getting good reviews 🙂

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      1. I know virtually nothing about book contracts, but wouldn’t it be easier to just release you altogether? What is the advantage to them to keep you on contract if they don’t have the will (or capacity) to publish your books in a timely fashion?

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  7. Crying shame about the publisher, John. I can’t help thinking, though, that this could be a blessing in disguise — let’s hope so! If nothing else, it gives you options, and who doesn’t appreciate options?!! Love the Johnku, too.

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  8. Sorry about the publisher situation, but it sounds like it was for the best. Each party had different needs. There are a lot of horror stories of publishers letting works just float off into oblivion without letting the author put them out somewhere else, so in this case, I think it’s good news.

    Looking forward to seeing what you do with it, but most of all, looking forward to reading the rest of the series!!

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