But he DID speak in the present tense as if the 8 years he had left were going to fly by and he'd be right back at his trade. Patience.

I'd say patience makes for a good bank robber, but the multiple 10-year stretches would seem to mitigate against that.

Right. He had conviction, but apparently not a lot of finesse. Seemed to get caught every. single. time. A case in which persistence does not make perfect.

Oh, that seems good, Allyson!

He had conviction, but apparently not a lot of finesse.

LOTS of conviction, by the sound of it. He's not the sort you want to cheer on with a perky, "Keep at it, bunky, and one day you'll succeed!" but you hate to see such determination go to waste.

edit: (If ever you see this guy in a fic/book somewhere, check for my name, then check for a credit. He's too good not to steal.)

We settled on a subtitle.

It works better without a subtitle.

The title is good and interesting. The subtitle is explainy and dilutes the impact.

Oh well. You like the cover though?

Maybe you could use a parenthetical like James Brown: "Funky President (People It's Bad!)"

My editor brought my concerns to the higher ups, and it was a no go.

I feel better that my editor saw my points and went to bat for me, and got them to drop more embarassing subtitles.

Now I'll be able to get my galleys, I think. It seems like a million years away, but Barnes & Noble will put put them on their tables in about 8 weeks.

Congrats, Allyson!

God, the events of Dana's trial are horrid, but I'm glad justice worked and they got this guy NOW. Dana, thank you for doing your job.

(I have to admit I was dorkily delighted when a week or so after trial, I got a letter from the judge, thanking me for my service. Yeah, it was a form letter. But the sig was real crappy ballpoint pen! I like the gesture.)

Oh! I totally want a letter.

My editor brought my concerns to the higher ups, and it was a no go.

Marketing will have its say.

Doesn't matter. It's your book, and your title and your cover and it's gonna to be displayed out on the tables at big stores.

And because you're a good and funny and interesting writer, it's going to do well.

Hey Allyson - how do people not you go about promoting this thing? I was thinking of writing one of the blogs I read (Boing-Boing?) and saying, "Hey, you should mention or review this book...." But then I thought it might work better if they had a review copy. Then I figured you and your publisher would need to send out review copies. Then I got confused....

Anyway, can I write some blogs and say, "You should review this book, and it's possible I could get you a review copy" or something?