A book on the shelf is not a guarantee nor is rejection the end

The news that 7th Son:  Deceit won't be in book stores hit me hard.  I've spent years of writing and hard revision on Lightning Spliced.  I know many authors don't get their first book published, or even their second.  I've come to accept that challenge–feed off it, even.  But the thought of being a published author with two books under my belt, with the name recognition that comes from articles in the NY Times and Publisher's weekly….then being denied anyway?  That has me staring at Mt. Everest with broken gear.

I understand the financial rationale and that  makes me all the more grateful for e-books and podcasting.  7th Son: Descent was more set up than anything, the story takes off with Deceit.  I'm thankful that this story was not buried under the bed, that I got to enjoy it and so did thousands of other people.  

I'm the kind of person that hopes for the best but prepares for the worst.  Of course, I'm determined to find an agent and then publisher for Lightning Spliced.  I'm confident that it's a marketable novel that avoids the mistakes of Heroes' later convoluted seasons.  But I know there's a possibility that industry professionals won't agree.  I will refuse that death knell.  I've worked too hard to accept that.  One way or another, my novel will find its audience.  

Cocoa, cookies and clones: a kil[LROY2.0 IS HERE!!! ] combination

As much as I'm dying to re-read PERSONAL EFFECTS, I must step up to a higher drug of choice.  7TH SON:  Descent, originally launched into the stratosphere as a free podcast, just dropped on the same day B&N ran a free cocoa and cookie promotion (they just think it's unrelated).  If that wasn't enough to sell you, check out this first line:  "The president of the United States is dead. He was murdered in the morning sunlight by a fo>>>  [ WARNING ::: DATABASE ERROR ::: CONTENT OVERRIDE ::: SOURCE: EXTERNAL ] <<<

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 the post you are now reading is designed to dull your senses to THE TRUTH.  do not live the life of the worker bee, the cog, the well-oiled piston in the MACHINE OF DECEIT!

there is a grand CONSPIRACY afoot.  you have been taught to believe that you are UNIQUE, one of a kind. THIS IS NOT TRUE. long ago, a cabal of scientists created technologies to ensure that ANYONE'S MIND AND BODY can be duplicated.

human cloning isn't NEAR. it's already HERE. discover the truth at http://JCHutchins.net

you are being DECEIVED. break free from the cogs, flee the hive, become A PROPHET OF THE TRUTH!

>>> [ CONTENT OVERRIDE CEASES ::: DATABASE STATUS: RECOVERING ] <<<ance of tech research or you could read the first ten chapters.  Once you've been inducted into the Beta Clone Army, you should know that the withdrawl is deadly.  Given Hutchins' constant stream of content, all is not lost.  You're welcome to join my daily exercise routine — bellydancing to the second book in the series currently available as audio:  7TH SON:  Deceit.  Even John Alpha needs a good hip drop (or forty) once in a while!