War Bug Release Date Postponed Till October

Yep. The War Bug won't be released this June. Nobody buys books in June, July or August. They do things like swim, bike, lay in the sun (if it ever appears), play with frisbees, go on vacation ... all sorts of fun stuff the doesn't involve reading.

Things pick up in the fall though.

So I talked to Deron Douglas at Double Dragon Publishing and he agreed.

"We'll just scrap the whole thing," he said.

"Um ..." said I. "That's not exactly what I had in mind.

"So ..." said he. "You want me to cancel June, July and August? We're an independent publisher. We don't have the rights to calendar months. Who the hell do you think you are, Biff, Danielle Steele?"

"No, but I was thinking that maybe we could change the publication date so that maybe two or three people will be around for the book signings."

"Hmm," said Deron wisely.

And now the release date is October. That's when people start buying books in earnest, like for Christmas presents and stuff. And The War Bug will make a perfect gift for someone who has everything but craves violence foul language, perverse sex and rollicking humor.

All of this comes, of course, after I put out a media release all over the web entitled "The War Bug by Biff Mitchell Hits Bookstores this June."

Back to the word processor.