Although I am still involved in rewriting and probably will continue for awhile, I am almost ready to engage an editor to fix what needs fixing, and have talked to the lady who has great experience with book jackets. I'm thinking of a silhouetted or darkened picture of three men with the Gabe character in the middle, wearing a wide brimmed hat, flanked by two other dudes. My older brother will be in town in a couple of weeks so I'll stage a photo-op with him, myself and my sister's friend, Steve. In front of that photo, which will basically be an outline of the three main characters, I'd like a transparent, almost ghostlike photo superimposed over the picture of the three older brothers of them when they were young lads. Again, faces obscured.
Still waiting to hear from the publisher. A friend of mine told me that it generally takes two months for publishers to get back to you. Two months will be up in about three weeks so, still hoping for a response.
I'll get going this weekend and send out another Query letter with synopsis, prologue, and first chapter to a publisher that Writer's Digest listed.
I think J.K. Rowling was rejected something like 27 times before her first Harry Potter novel was accepted for publication. At that rate, I've got to send out a lot more Query letters with samples.
Better get moving!!
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