February 4, 2010

Updating after quite some time.
- still unknown. still transitioning into this medium.
- several positive things have happened over the past days.

- on January 25th 2010, i posted this on shanekaelle.com.
Thank you to whomever the individual is who has read my book - to the end - and gave me **** 4 stars. Sincerely. Shane
http://www.hotbooksale.com/p1599766/Kevin-My-Military-Man.html
Please email me. I'd love to give you a second copy.

- if one were to search on Amazon:
books 'military fiction'. Kevin My Military Man shows up as 32
books 'contemporary military fiction'. Kevin My Military Man shows up as 7.
books 'military romance'. Kevin My Military Man shows up as 15
books 'military romance books'. Kevin My Military Man shows up as 17

- the letters that i sent to amazon corporate level individuals did arrive. i have not heard back from them but the 'tags' that were a concern have indeed been removed.
- on that same day, 2.2.2010, an email came from amazon.com - information about a breakthroughnovelcontest. after reading the heavy guidelines, waivers, releases, 'rights issues' etc.etc. and then the idea that this was back to square one - a manuscript submitted and among some 10,000 others to be critiqued (scanned) and evaluated by a handful of people....

-a beautiful moment. i was in the store. a shopping cart with a baby in the seat was just inches from me as the mom stopped to look at something. the baby's hood was up and the biggest pacifier was plugged into their mouth. i couldn't help but smile softly. the 8-10 month old baby lifted their left hand and the four fingers folded flat over in a wave.
-it has stayed with me. i have always loved children - all flavors and colors but this was renewing for me - that such a young being could communicate in such a way.
- and days later i still think of this, mention it here and there and then think of children in the world that aren't of this understanding. is it really true that 25,000 children die each day from poverty etc. etc. ??