APPLYING Temporary p. 69 TO NETHERWORLD: a preview for readers

This is labeled Temporary for one reason: I don’t have the final formatted version of NETHERWORLD, so this might not even be p. 69 in the final version, but it will serve nicely as a placeholder for now.

From previous post: I was perusing an SFF blog I follow, Weighing a pig doesn’t fatten it (highly recommended), I came across a link to another blog, Campaign for the American Reader, (highly recommended) and the Page 69 test. Follow the link for the details, which credit the idea to Marshall McLuhan via John Sutherland’s How to read a novel.

As usual, I learned something new about WordPress

This time it was that it is EASY in the new editor to get an image into a post – create an image block, and just hit CTRL v to paste the image in.

For some reason, I can no longer update my Media Library the was I thought I could, but pasting is MUCH simpler than that, and this post has the image!

It’s a screenshot, so a bit rough.

Problem temporarily solved? Who cares? Twill serve for now.

Temporary p. 69:

This page turned out to be centered on Andrew getting back to Ireland for a too-short visit before heading off to… India! to film another movie.

Andrew is talking to his agent, Maury, on the phone, as the page starts:

Threads:

• Andrew is in Ireland, where he’s used some of his movie salary to add a nice recording studio to the family farm
• His band – The Deadly Nightshades – has gathered for a rare recording session, since he’s now seldom home
• George, his long-time mate who was his manager during PURGATORY but moved home to help with the family farm (and married his Fiona, with Andrew as Best Man), makes an appearance in NETHERWORLD, the only one until the next volume
• Maury Gibbs, Andrew’s agent, interrupted the session
• Reality is intruding, hard: Andrew spends little time in Ireland – and the band is suffering; a planned CD is not moving very fast
• Andrew wants everything – and it isn’t possible

I’ll replace/add the actual p.69 when I have it – soon!

Still a very useful test, I’d say.

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Watch this blog – things are finally starting to happen.

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