See it, believe it!

Shanghaied really is happening after all. Sheesh! Who’d a thunk?

Yes! You can preorder it now. I just went to Amazon books and typed in the title and it was about the fourth book down the list (I also found another book with the same title. A current memoir? Yikes!). On Barnes & Noble, my search was rewarded when I typed in the ISBN (979-8-88824-126-4). And on IndieBound, it popped right up in the top row with other titles (and a second book with the same title). The more my book gets preordered, the better chance it has of being called a “best seller” so please order away! Thank you very much for your interest and for spreading the word.

Now that I have nearly final copies, I forward digital copies to other authors, asking them for endorsements and to catch missed mistakes. I will also forward these to…my alma mater, bookstores, maritime museums, yacht clubs, sailing magazines, anywhere I can imagine that might have an audience for Shanghaied.

Then there are these physical ARCs I will take with me to the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival and the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association tradeshow next month.

Every morning, I wake up with two or three action items in my head for promoting this thing. Now that it’s here, it’s time to get busier.