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December 11, 2006
The Legend Continues
So, I haven't been running too good lately, but I'm winning a little. And, most importantly, I've been playing. My daily jaunts to Panera and a couple other local restaurants have really been helping out. I'm thinking of getting an EVDO data plan from Verizon or Sprint to expand my dining options, but maybe I'll save the money and just look around for places with free WiFi. A lot of restaurants that don't have it themselves are close enough to a Best Buy or somewhere else that does.
So I haven't been making much money this month but I've gotten very good at eating a sandwich one-handed. It's one of those things that I hope never really benefits me, but if I ever somehow get my right arm stuck in a wood chipper, it's one less thing I'll have to deal with afterwards. That has to be worth something.
I am glad to be playing again. I don't know what inspired my recent surge in motivation, but I've really been on my best behavior lately. I've been working, exercising, and writing on a daily basis. It really makes me wonder what the hell I did for those 8 hours per day for the last few months. I would say I was wallowing in my own bad streak-induced self pity, but that took up 2 of them at most.
Also I think plans are firming up for my next book. I've got an idea, and I think it could be pretty solid. It's poker related, but not instructional in any way and not aimed specifically at poker players, though I think they'll enjoy it. I don't want to say too much about it until I'm sure I'm going to do it, it's still just a possibility at this point.
It's the sort of book one might shop for a major publisher for, so if I get a little bit into it and like where it's headed I will be in the market for an experienced literary agent, if anyone knows one. I've been told by some people who would know that having a fairly successful book under my belt means I could probably get good agents to talk to me which, in the publishing industry, is half of the battle. The agents that I dealt with last time were nice enough people, but I've found out since that I wasn't well-represented. Live and learn I guess.
Posted by themaroon at December 11, 2006 10:17 AM
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I think plans are firming up for my next book. I've got an idea, and I think it could be pretty solid. It's poker related, but not instructional in any way and not aimed specifically at poker players, though I think they'll enjoy it.
Matt, I am an experienced proofreader and copy editor. I'm also familiar with your subject matter. Shoot me an e-mail if you're interested in my services on this project.
Winning Texas Hold 'em would have benefited greatly from my proofreading skills. You could have avoided much of the criticism that it looked like it was rushed into publication to take advantage of the poker boom.
Posted by: fun160 at December 12, 2006 11:28 PM
My experience with literary agents is that they have a much stronger focus on representing themselves than in representing you.
Posted by: Gary Carson at December 15, 2006 3:48 AM