Proof Is In The Pudding

What in the world does "proof is in the pudding" mean? I'm not sure, but I do know that the corrected proof for "Bone Warriors" is in the hands of the publisher! We were sent the proof, which means the pages laid out like they'd be in a book, to read over and correct. Only small changes are allowed at this point. I'm not allowed to change my villain or add another plot thread.
So one of my characters is named "Tweaks." When he needs a possessive form, I wanted it to be "Tweaks'." But the publisher said the Chicago manual of style or something like that spells it "Tweaks's." That's a whole lot of hissing s's!
Anyway, it's good to be one step closer to a published book.

My brothers and me and Eagle's nest

Hey, my brother, Zack (the one on the far left) and I (the second one from the right) got our Eagle Scout awards on April 5th! The other guys in the pictures are my big brothers Andy (second from left) and Jeff (far right.) My older brother, Scott, is also an Eagle Scout, but he couldn't be there that day.
Now the only one left to become an Eagle is my little brother, Michael. I promised to help him. He can be annoying, but he's the best little brother I've got. (The only little brother, but still...)

Proposed cover for Bone Warriors

This is the cover they sent for "Bone Warriors." It may be eye-catching, but the characters look reversed. Dark-haired Derrik is supposed to be the leader, and reddish-haired Tweaks is the nerdy follower. That's not how it looks here, is it? The sword is supposed to be a snake man's sword, too, with a snake head on the handle and a wider blade. Maybe they'll fix it.
My original book cover idea was to have a pile of misshapen bones crawling out of a pit with colored smoke coming out of the eye sockets.
I like the back blurb, though.

Discussion Questions for Bone Warriors

Bron shot off 10 discussion questions to the publisher yesterday for "Bone Warriors." They want to include them in the book for groups to discuss. The book should go into production in a day or two, but that's just the ARC, or advanced reader copy. The real thing has been pushed back a couple of weeks, with a scheduled press date somewhere around the first of May.

A Book Contract at age 15!

I've got a contract to publish my first Fantasy book, titled, "Bone Warriors." Scheduled publication is June 2009. Sh. I'm working on re-writes.

Funny Legs

by Shirley Bahlmann
Brian and Michael did wave leg dances at Grandma's house!

Chasing Boredom

Well, it was a long trip. We'd been in the car for about four hours the day before, counting stops, and we were in the car for another two hours today. I wasn't tired enough to sleep, but Grandma's snacks helped me pass the time.
Yeah, that's Mom behind the camera.
She thinks I can do no wrong.