A few days ago, I received Barefoot at Summer Camp ( http://www.feelingsfeelings.com ), as it is now titled, from the editor with her suggestions and edits of which I am very happy with so far as I haven’t had the time to read everything.
Based on the little that I have looked over, I will be making changes to the beginning and adding a much better ending for starters. The WordsRU ( http://www.wordsru.com/ ) editor, Sarah has suggested that certain changes be made as she puts it to, “…[take] this story to the next level…” which I plan to do. I will devote much of my writing time to Barefoot at Summer Camp and will produce a great work of literature which will, I know, be loved by readers. By the way, the editor Sarah edited 9/11 Coloring Book ( http://www.911coloringbook.com/ ) and did a fantastic job! I highly recommend her and if you decide to do business with WordsRU, the client can (as far as I recall) request her from a drop down box during the submission process. Also, please let them know that Richard Carlson sent you-thanks.
9/11 Coloring Book: A Day We Remember has been available at Amazon.com for some time now. The proof I received looks great and I can see by the Amazon.com sales rank that it has at least one sale!
I have continued to improve with my paranoid schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). I am still becoming aware of more OCD that I have. I wish I didn’t have any more OCD as I am seeing how much it interferes with my life including writing as I don’t always use certain ideas I come up with. I see these ideas as plagiarism, for example and don’t use them. It’s not that it is plagiarism, it’s just that because of my OCD, I sometimes have a difficult time deciding what is and isn’t. I am not claiming that I plagiarize and not realize it: I have trouble with what is acceptable and seeing some of it as plagiarism when it isn’t and such.
I am getting better from my paranoid schizophrenia. I have experienced some paranoia which isn’t all that of a big deal accept that I might not do something I want or should do because of it. Most, if not all (I can’t absolutely tell) of it I overcome and see that it is paranoia.
The “voice” that I still hear is “fading” away and the best I can tell is becoming integrated sort of speak into normal thinking very gradually over time. It is difficult to explain my thinking and I wonder if it’s even more difficult to explain to someone who thinks normally as I’ve tried to with little or no luck.
Also, my autistic younger brother Kevin and my Web sites have been updated: http://www.richardcarlsonjr.com/ and http://www.kevincarlson.info/ . Please visit and of course order our books and download the e-books too.
My younger sister, Suzanne drew the cover illustration for Barefoot at Summer Camp which looks great. She’s talented and hopefully she’ll also be involved in the artwork part of our books in addition to Kevin.
Be sure to order Valentine’s Day Coloring Book which makes a perfect gift: http://www.kevincarlson.info/valentinesdaycoloringbook.phpThanks!