#Book Release!

Well, here goes: First novel release! I'm announcing in pubnix space,
on gopher, and here, before I hit the web. Because these spaces are
better, and mean more to me :)

And now, the book:

##Title:   Professor Spindlebrock's Little Blue Book of Traveling Spells
##Target:  College age & older (though, it's quite suitable for younger crowds, content wise.)
##Genre:   Mystery (of the cozy persuasion), Fantasy (mildly speaking)
##Format:  Paperback and ebook. In paperback, 325 pages.
##ISBN: 978-1-7363739-0-3
##Library of Congress Control Number: 2020925564
##Release: Dec 2020 / Jan 2021

On the cover (marketing blurb):

> Thomas Martin's life was devolving from dreary to dreadful.
> Failure in his chosen career path, coupled with overwhelming
> personal loss, threatened to drive him to the brink of despair. At
> his lowest point, fate interceded in the form of a book--Professor
> Spindlebrock's Little Blue Book of Traveling Spells.

> Convinced at first that the book is a joke, Thomas is persuaded to
> think otherwise when he inadvertently conjures up a bit of real
> magic. Burning with curiosity, he sets out to locate the author of
> this strange and powerful volume; and ends up tangled in an
> international web of mystery. With lives on the line, will he be
> able to help the professor before it's too late, or will his own
> latent powers mark him as the next victim?

As my first book, this represents a fair amount of work and worry, but
also pleasure. I've wanted to write fiction since I understood what a
career was. Better late than never!

I'll follow-up with a link to the evil corporation Amazon page, for
anyone interested, but I'll also send a free digital copy to anyone
here, on gopher, or in pubnix space.

Be well, and thanks for reading!