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.
It has occurred to me that there’s a side-effect to discontinuing the email list. Pictured above is the cover to the bonus book that went to anyone signing up. Now that the list is no more, the book is no longer exclusive to it. Also, since I put this collection together I’ve written four or five ( I lost track) new stories in the series. So I will be adding those and putting out a new edition.
With a new cover, I hasten to add. Never was happy with this one.
As some of you may or may not know, in addition to getting the final volume of the Laws of Power to press, I’ve been attending a local writer’s group specializing in flash fiction. Never being content to leave well enough alone, I’ve been experimenting with using those stories as scripts for short YouTube videos. Some probably work better than others, but it’s all been fun. I’ll put a few links below in case you want to check them out:
The first one can’t be embedded here, so you’ll have to go to YT to watch it. The other two, no problem.
What Happens When You Make a Banshee Laugh? A Pooka’s Story
The Eagle and the Titan
A Science Fiction Fable: We Were Promised the Future
It has belatedly occurred to me that I should mention this here. I have a YouTube channel now. Mostly I’ve been creating short videos of some of my flash fiction which, except for a collection or two, don’t appear anywhere else. The videos are fairly primitive, both for animation and editing, but I’m working on it. If anyone wants to amuse themselves at my expense, the link is: Richard Parks-YouTube.
And before anyone asks, no, this hasn’t been at the expense of The Seventh Law of Power. I’m in the final third of the book and pushing toward the end. I don’t write as fast as I once did, but I’m getting there.
Richard Parks 