I have sent the final chapters of Tramp from the final edit. The whole manuscript goes off to the publisher tomorrow AM for a March 3 release.
We pick up where Tramp and his associates have freed the last of the stolen talented animals and contacted the law.
Any comments should be directed to the next book of Tramp, A T.K. & Associates Mystery.
I would really like those suggestions.
What is the next caper? Can he meet a Sherlock Holmes character?
The blurb support has been amazing. Alison McGhee, Marsha Q., Will Weaver and a long time neighbor from Kenwood. This is her blurb,
""I knew Tramp! And I cheer his charm as it streams into this story out of the heart of his whimsical owner, author Bill Kennedy. I feel the same goose-bumps I got pulling for Pinocchio and the sweet Poky Puppy. He’s Nancy Drew in furry pants! The setting is real, and so is the magic. The children talk to the animals and they talk right back. This may be fiction but it has a pulse we know."
The trick in today's publishing world is to get as many kids, teachers and librarians talking about the book. My nephew teaches 5th grade in Elgin, Ill. Of course, he will get a copy.
I speak to the ND Reading Association on April 3, and the B&N in Edina on April 24th. Maybe Birchbark bookstore in Tramp's neighborhood that same weekend.
Any marketing ideas are also encouraged for all of our benefits.
All I can tell you is it is a crazy time.
