News Archive & Past Events - 2006

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12/26/06

Added a number of new questions and answers to the FAQ page.

   
12/8 - 12/10/06

Book signing and sales event held at the Grand Traverse Mall in Traverse City, MI.

   
12/2/06

Book signing and sales event held at the Boyne City High School Craft Show.

   
12/1/06

Book signing and sales event held at Horizon Books in Petoskey, MI.

   
11/18/06

Book signing and sales event held at the Ludington K of C Hall.

   
11/11/06

Book signing and sales event held at the Scottville Elementary School.

   
10/30/06

Book signing and sales event held at the Boyne District Libary.

   
9/27/06

The Second Edition books are here! Dickinson Press called and the 5,000-copy first print run of the second edition of The Calling is complete.

   
9/14/06
Performed a "press check" on-site at the printers of the cover for the second edition of The Calling. Learned that manuscript pages had been printed the week before.
   
9/5/06
Second manuscript proof and cover proofs approved and signed off at Dickinson Press, giving the official go-ahead for the second edition printing of The Calling.
   
8/19/06
Received new ISBN number for the second edition of The Calling, to be published under the Black Castle Entertainment imprint. ISBN: 1-4276-0655-2.
   
8/11/06
Agreed to have Dickinson Press print a 5,000-copy run of The Calling, second edition.
   
7/14/06
First review received on Amazon.com for The Calling from author J. Arthur Schmidt (5 stars).
   
7/11/06
A sale and signing event has been confirmed and scheduled at the Boyne City Public Libary for October 30.
   
6/7/06
A sale and signing event has been confirmed and scheduled at the Boyne City High School Craft Show for December 2.
   
6/6/06
The Calling is officially released!
   
5/25/06
The Calling was submitted to the printer!
   
5/24/06
The Calling is now listed on Amazon.com.
   
5/20/06
Completed spine design (book will be 1.26 inches thick). Published page count will be 549 pages.
   
5/19/06
Submitted final formatted manuscript of The Calling to the publisher's formatter.
   
5/17/06
Finished my last-ever read through and proof of The Calling!
   
5/15/06

First official book signing and sale setup by fellow author J. Arthur Schmidt for the August Gold Coast Craft Show in Ludington, MI.

   
5/3/06
Received the final "galley proof" of The Calling for my review.
   
5/1/06
The Calling is now available for pre-order, directly from the publisher.
   
4/23/06
Third and final-stage editing officially ended on novel The Calling.
   
4/12/06
Third and final-stage editing officially began on novel The Calling.
   
3/28/06
Second-stage editing officially ended on novel The Calling.
   
2/12/06
Second-stage editing officially began on novel The Calling.
   
1/26/06
First-stage editing officially ended on novel The Calling.
 
 

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