The Initial Post

Greetings to all who have found this site.

Yes. Another blog. Just what the world needs.

No. You probably won't find anything terribly controversial here but, if you're checking for that, I appreciate it as well.

Chances are, if you landed here, you came from my website, http://www.chrisearlbooks.com/. The publicity for my second novel, The Interim, is just whipping up as I try to get the proper eyeballs to check out The Interim and see if it will land in the proper hands.

I'm targeting everyday readers, as you may be one, but also libraries, both public and high schools, throughout the Midwest, where my novels are generally set. I heard this plenty in 2004, during the release of my debut novel Gotcha Down, that librarians are looking for fresh fiction that encourages high school students, especially males, to sit down and crack open a book. As one that tries to write in a "PG-13" style, I humbly offer up both Gotcha Down (2004) and The Interim (2007) for those audiences.

So what is this blog for? Promoting my book. There. I said it. This may become nothing more than shameless self-promotion. But, if you're fighting for press in 2007, you've got to use an '07 model vehicle to get there.

As for me, personally, I'm just another dad in Wisconsin, with a minivan and two little kids. I'm fortunate, no, make that blessed to treasure where I work and even the people I work with (very, very rare in the broadcasting business). Does that make my life boring? Maybe it does, to some. But it can make for some thrilling fiction.

It's great to be back in Eau Claire. We've been back for just over two years and I'm always appreciative for how friendly the people here are to us. Thank you.

More later. Much more later.