Monthly Archives: September 2004

No, this isn’t a plea for help, it’s about the new ABC TV show that airs on Wednesday nights. I don’t watch much television. I know a lot of people say that, but in my case it’s true. We (voluntarily) … Continue reading →

Just when you think it can’t get any more surreal… I was on the phone a couple of hours ago with the journalist from San Luis Obispo in California when he stops in the middle of a sentence and says … Continue reading →

For some reason, I expected the counter on my message board to act absurd this morning and show negative time, but the clever little javascript snippet knew better and stopped at all zeroes. I guess today it’s official — I’m … Continue reading →

Well, folks, we’re finally here. My official publication date is less than 12 hours away, though the reality is that the book is out everywhere. The local Barnes & Noble has already sold out its first 10 book order and … Continue reading →

Hurricane Ivan, the storm that caused so much destruction last week, has risen from its ashes and is now a tropical storm off the coast of Galveston and Louisiana. It only has 50 mph winds but it promises to bring … Continue reading →

Actually, it’s a nice sunny day here–though the threat of afternoon rain looms. My subject line refers to the “flood” of responses I’m starting to get to my press release distribution. It started yesterday with a phone call from the … Continue reading →

Some books have strict on-sale dates, like The Dark Tower, which comes out tomorrow and only tomorrow. Go to a bookstore today and you’re out of luck, mate. You might be fortunate enough to find an all-night bookstore where you … Continue reading →

There’s an old math argument that says that if you walk toward something you will never get there, because you’ll first cover half the distance, then half the remaining distance and so on, and so on, to the point where … Continue reading →

Never a dull moment these days, and with each passing day, something new and exciting happens. About a month ago, I heard that USA Today would be interviewing King for a piece to appear when The Dark Tower comes out, … Continue reading →

I’ve been very fortunate with my first major publishing experience. My publisher has been behind The Road to the Dark Tower from the very beginning. The book design is wonderful and eyecatching, the cover art is outstanding. Its existence has … Continue reading →