Reality Intrudes

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I had been considering a pb edition of Tales From the Black Dog, and after some nudging from outside I had decided to see if it was possible. Turns out it isn’t. The minimum (physical) page count to make a pb of anything is 24. While the book has 28 pages of material, it all fits on only 16 physical pages.

So. Upshot is, the pb isn’t happening. I was even doing (obviously) made-up quotes for the back cover. That was fun, but it’s a no-go. A little bummed about it now, but that’s the way things stand.

FWIW, I did do a dramatization of the story “Star Light, Star Bright” on YT. Follow the link if you’re curious.

Spell-Checkers Are Not Your Friends

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I was putting the finishing touches on the book, getting it ready for publishing when I was informed by an AI that there were “7 misspellings that needed to be addressed.” Well, okay, I’m human, glad you caught that, O Noble AI spellcheck. So I went to look.

There was not a single spelling error. The problems were language and usage. Six of the seven errors were words in Gaelic. The seventh was usage. I had the word “befores” marked. No such thing, right? Well, if you’re referring to different potential past timelines, there might be. In context, it made sense. The funny part was that even Co-Pilot would have known better. Someone needs to upgrade their spelling checker.

Anyway, above is what will likely be the final cover. I’ll post a link when the book is ready.