The production process is in full swing at Barron’s Books for the publication of “Little Boy Blue” later this year. Final manuscript evaluations and edits are now being started, and the art department has begun to create possible cover designs for the hardcover jacket. It’s exciting, after so many months of working on the content,… [Read more…]
January 2, 2012
The first draft of “Little Boy Blue: One Puppy’s Great Escape” is continuing on schedule through the editing process at Barron’s Books, on time for publication in hardcover this coming August. About 20 evaluators have been given a chance to read the manuscript and provide feedback. The evaluators included people who work in dog rescue,… [Read more…]
November 17, 2011
A handful of dog-rescue experts received the first-draft manuscript for “Little Boy Blue: One Puppy’s Great Escape” in early November. While the official editing process continues at Barron’s Books, we sought out expert opinions on the working draft to ensure accuracy when discussing the vast dog-rescue movement across America. Each reviewer was asked to submit… [Read more…]
October 14, 2011
Today, the completed manuscript for “Little Boy Blue: One Puppy’s Great Escape” was filed with Barron’s Books. “Little Boy Blue” will now begin the editing process. The book is still on track to be released as a hardcover in August 2012. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to, and been supportive of, the “Little Boy… [Read more…]
September 21, 2011
Jim Gorant, author of the New York Times bestseller “The Lost Dogs,” has just written the foreword for “Little Boy Blue.” While the focus of Jim’s book is dogfighting, he and his family not long ago adopted a dog like Blue—saved from a high-kill shelter in the South and transported via the rescue system until… [Read more…]
September 6, 2011
Principal reporting is being completed this month for “Little Boy Blue: One Puppy’s Great Escape.” By mid-October, the first draft should be complete, and the editing process with Barron’s Books will begin. The publication date remains August 12, 2012. Here are some of the people, advocacy groups, shelters, and businesses that you can expect to… [Read more…]
August 8, 2011
The number of followers on the Little Boy Blue Facebook page continues to grow exponentially and is fast approaching 200—many of them people who stop by not only to learn about the book in production, but also to enjoy photographs and updates about the happy life that Blue is living. I didn’t anticipate this phenomenon,… [Read more…]
July 20, 2011
Blue got his own Facebook page about a month ago, when this website and a social media presence were established for the upcoming book “Little Boy Blue: One Puppy’s Great Escape.” We’re excited to see that in just a short time, Blue is already getting close to 100 Facebook friends and fans. Many of them… [Read more…]
June 20, 2011
Barron’s Books has just let me know that the on-sale date for “Little Boy Blue: One Puppy’s Great Escape” is currently scheduled to be August 12, 2010. I’ll of course post live links on this website so you can pre-order the hardcover as the on-sale date gets closer. Until then, I’m still in the reporting… [Read more…]
June 7, 2011
It’s official! Barron’s Books has agreed to publish the hardcover edition of “Little Boy Blue: One Puppy’s Great Escape.” “Little Boy Blue” is the story of a wonderful puppy who was saved from a taxpayer-funded animal shelter that was going to kill him in a gas chamber. The book will show how volunteers worked across… [Read more…]
February 3, 2012
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