My lunch with an author

[hester_prynne]

I had lunch with Nazz yesterday and was also privy to buying a copy of his just out book and having him sign it.
FOLKS, THIS BOOK IS STUNNING. I am 45 pages in and totally uncertain at this point if this book can remain what I call a "bus book", because I want to read it in between. I'm impressed, jealous and absolutely thrilled w/ this book.
Doreen your production of this book is stellar. It is tasteful, and impeccable. It's just absolutely high quality in textile and in layout, edit, and presentation. It holds Nazz's prose perfectly. I am honored and thrilled to have this book.
Thank you Nazz...(Mark) and Doreen for this treasure.
I am so stoked about this.
H

[mtmynd]

Taken from you, Hes'... I know you don't lie!

I'm anxiously awaiting (our) signed copy from Mark, hisself. I know (we) won't be disappointed in the least.

Great initial commentary, T... and one I'm sure he appreciates muchly.

[Doreen Peri]

Oh YAY! Glad you got one! It really is a great collection of essays.

Mark is a really fine writer. I was honored to help him by formatting it. It only took me a year. sighh.... i feel really bad about that ... BUT .. finally... it's done and I'm happy to own a copy, too! Thanks for your kind words about the design & production.

That's great you had lunch with him, Theda!

Congrats to Mark!

[stilltrucking]

I wish I had a been there. What did he he have for lunch this time? going to check the book out.

[judih]

oh! celebrities doing lunch
signing books, singing jazz ballads while forking salads
was there quiche involved?

will get myself to amazon and jump on this nazz bus

[Arcadia]

wow hester!!, great you shared lunch together!!! I´m sure a book wrote by mnaz and designed by doreen is amazing!!! (I will also order mine soon but I´m near vacations time: I have to be sure to be in the dept to recive it - I don´t want the landlord keep it in their hands too much time- )

[mnaz]

Hest! It was great to see you again, hang out in the big city! You always help me see "the bigger picture." Thanks again for lunch, I really appreciate it. Hope you enjoy the book-- a labor of love, or more to the point, wandering chronicle. I have no clue how to write a book, except to just write. Doreen did a fantastic design job. Good taste, good eye. And I appreciate the effort. Means a lot to me that our five+ years together, these creative wanderers who landed here, have been inspired by each other to keep on creating... Cec, I'm just now getting your copy in the mail... been footdraggin' a little. Sorry.. Thanks much-ly, Arcadia, judih and Jack. Inspiring words. I ordered another copy of Infinite Tide yesterday, since I gave mine away as a gift. In fact there are quite a few books I've missed out on from my circles of cyber-poet drifters. Should probably check a few of them out.

[hester_prynne]

This book is so F'ing good! I am savoring the last few pages...., it's an intoxicating, eloquent, refreshingly warm, sometimes really hot, guide through the desert!
Naz your writing is alive with a humaness I really connected with.
Excitement, oddities, Utah, Las Vegas!!!!!!
Really really a damn damn good read. Congrats.
More!!!!!!
H

[sooZen]

Wow! I can hardly wait!

(I have always loved reading Mark's writing and I know Dor did it a great justice. )

[mousey1]

Oh WOW! Congrats, mnaz! I will definitely buy it in the New Year, just after this damned Christmas rush is over! How exciting! I shall pore over it with delight! YAY YOU!

[mnaz]

Thanks Hest, Soozen and mousey! I'm so glad you enjoyed the book, Hest! More copies are only now getting sent out to various friends (and we're into all the holiday stuff too). I'm one of the world's leading procrastinators! I'm really good at it! Actually did a "reading" last night at the home of a good friend of mine. And yes.... still writing.... turned into some kinda compulsion recently...

[diesel dyke]

I think it was money well spent judging from the first couple of pages I have read.