Another book update!

Hello folks!

What’s going on??? Yes, I know it’s been a long time since things here have been updated, and a lot of obstacles were thrown in front of “DANCEFLOOR THUNDERSTORM: Land Of The Free, Home Of The Rave” during that time. However, the good thing is that things are moving forward again and we’re approaching the final major stage of the book’s publishing, which means that there really is light at the end of the tunnel. At this point, it looks like the book will be ready for release in the Spring of next year.

What has held everything up? In short, the availability of the major production players—or rather, the lack thereof. Changes in the schedule of a number of the book’s crew resulted in delays that went from weeks to months, and (as you might imagine) stress levels that went from reasonable to aaaaarrrrrgggghhhh. It was during these frustrating times that I often thought of the young Steven Spielberg, trapped on the set of “JAWS” as the shooting schedule and budget went spiraling out of control because the shark wouldn’t work. With both Steven and myself, it became a case of, “Keep moving forward. Keep pushing. Don’t stop. Even if you just finish 1/8 of a page, keep moving. Don’t ever stop.”

Fortunately, things have not stopped, and sticking it out has finally begun paying off, as the last of the proofreading is over with, and now it’s time to set everything up for the printer. Once that’s done, it will be about another two months before “DANCEFLOOR THUNDERSTORM” arrives in the U.S. on the proverbial slow boat (from) China. Before that, however, there’s going to be a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo.com to fund the printing, and this is going to take place sometime in the next month or so. If you’re at all interested in this book, it’s vitally important that you support the campaign in any way that you can! Whether it’s donating, favoriting, retweeting, or whatever, your assistance is vital! Details about the Indiegogo campaign will be appearing soon, so make sure that you get the updates!

Once the book’s in, it will be available for order on www.dancefloorthunderstorm.com. We will likely be having a release party somewhere in downtown L.A. as part of the Downtown Art Walk, but other venue options are being explored as well. One way or the other, it’s gonna be a fun night to be sure!