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First newspaper review + Developing a website for journalist

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Regarding my book launch,  today I got my hands on the physical newspaper which had the review of Prospect of My Arrival.  I had read it online but it was even more exciting to see it in print.  My favorite part:  "...this elegant book by Dwight Okita, a Chicago poet making his debut as a novelist. The Prospect of My Arrival is a book that is serious, poignant and engaging." Here is the link to the full review: http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=34084 And here is the link to browse and buy the book on Amazon:   http://amzn.to/ozbXC4 (CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE) Meanwhile back at the ranch, I've been developing a website for journalist Danny Postel. I decided that Homestead would be the best software for his site -- since he has many articles and websites to which he wanted to link. CLIENT'S NEEDS.  "I need a website to send people to as I seek out journalist and communications job opportunities.  I also want to have

A funny thing happened on the way to a book review...

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First of all, sorry I haven't blogged in a while.  I've been doing final proofs on my novel.  CreateSpace sent me the 265 pages of my novel, fully designed and formatted, for me to proof.  That comes to about 65,000 words or over a quarter of a million characters, punctuation marks and spaces to eyeball!  In four days, I went through it all and made 80 text corrections.  Sent that off and will see the next digital proof in a week. Secondly, take a look at my beautiful bookmarks above that I designed and had printed.  Kudos to NextDayFlyers.com for the excellent bookmark software and printing!  I bought 1000 of them and had then shrink wrapped in packs of 100. Thirdly, here's what I mean about the funny thing on the way to a book review.  So about 2.5 weeks ago I approached an alternative Chicago newspaper to see if they'd review my book.  I was thrilled to hear that they would.  They didn't hold my self pubber status against me.  So they asked for me to send a