Out of Touch, Out of Town

My apologies for the silence. We were busy preparing for the release party for The Fall at Eagle Eye Book Shop in Atlanta. It turned out to be the best-attended book event I've ever done, in spite of the rainy weather. The next day, I was off to Arizona for the Tucson Festival of Books, a fantastic weekend on the University of Arizona campus. Writing Sex Scenes was a huge success; had them sitting - and then rolling - in the aisles. Next up is this Friday at 7:30 pm at Bound to Be Read Books in East Atlanta. Then on Saturday, a workshop on "The Pitch" in the Reading Room at Eagle Eye Book Shop. Finally, I'll be at the Spring Book Show at the Cobb Galleria in Marietta, Georgia, on Friday, March 26th at 2 pm for a talk on new models in the publishing world. Then, perhaps, a break? Keep sailing.

Atlanta Magazine Says...

"A compelling story that begins with a poetically rendered tumble off a cliff and develops into a murder mystery fraught with old flames and small-town drama. Fulmer’s plotting is dead-on, and his prose is as evocative as ever."
-- Teresa Weaver, Atlanta Magazine
Read the entire piece from "The Shelf": www.atlantamagazine.com/channels/books/Story.aspx?ID=1200319

13 Days Away

We're now a mere 13 days away from the launch of THE FALL. The book is rolling through the presses as we speak. The cover, added here, was created by Susan Archie, the Grammy Award winning artist whose World of anArchie Studios are here in Atlanta.

And on the subject of self-publishing...

Let's put this to rest.
Is The Fall self-published?
It is not.
Self-publishing requires that the author pay for publication. I have not done so. I haven't spent a dime of my own money toward the cost of publication. In fact, I spent a lot of the invested funds on new clothes and cool gadgets.
I'm kidding, okay?
The publication of The Fall is being paid for in its entirety by the investors in The First Book Project under the auspices of Five Stones Press.
So there.

Five Stones Press Gets Press

Good Monday morning.
Please note two great blogs on Five Stones Press. Mick Rooney's blogspot at http://mickrooney.blogspot.com/2010/02/five-stones-press-overview.html and the Physical Book Project at http://physicalbookobject.blogspot.com/2010/02/lightcamerapublish.html. It's fascinating to see the reaction to Friday's Publishers Weekly posting.

Five Stones Press

Five Stones Press in Friday's online edition of Publishers Weekly. Check it out at www.publishersweekly.com/article/450034-Five_Stones_Press_Launches_With_Innovative_Business_Model.php

The Fall is Out the Door

The Fall went off to the printer yesterday afternoon, after Sansanee Sermprungsuk and Susan Archie did their magic. So we've taken another huge step in this uncharted journey. Thanks to all who have lent their encouragement. Next up is the release. www.davidfulmer.com/TheFallPage.html.