I've received a few inquiries asking if there was any preview planned for By Design. Ever one to cave to the merest appearance of interest and fan support (and yes, simply the idea that I have a fan or two out there is still taking A LOT of getting used to, believe me), I'm going to gladly post the first chapter of the book as an exclusive to my blog readers.
The first chapter is available from the link on the right hand column, just below the Raleigh Scribblers link. If you haven't been playing along on the home game / reading the blog lately, I'll take just a second to remind you that this book is very different from Bounce and is a full length novel of about 550 pages that marks my first foray into the drama / romance genre.
Those of you who know me personally may actually have read portions of this book in the past. This particular project was started in 2004 and the first complete version was shopped through a few agents and publishing opportunities in 2005 thru 2008. After a few less than stellar experiences and attempts at getting it sold, I decided to relegate it as a trunk novel and a passion project that most likely would never see the light of day. After the amazing reception for this blog and then the reception my first novel received, I made the decision to dust off Nick and Dina's exploits, heavily edit where appropriate, and finally get this thing into the light of day. Obviously, I owe an enormous thank you to those of you who both inspired me and/or pushed me to bring it to fruition.
As always, any feedback, suggestions, and oh-my-God-what-were-you-thinkings are greatly appreciated. A note to my friendly neighborhood grammar police: this first chapter is mostly cleaned up and ready to go but has not been through the final edit pass yet. If you see any boo boos, please let me know as usual!
Enjoy!
-Brian
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