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  • Muddling By – Copyright

    Like I said on a few social media posts,  “Mini-celebrationMuddling By (my most recent book)just received its copyrightAnother one for the shelves at the Library of Congress” (on LinkedIn) But didn’t I say the same back in January 2026? (Library Of Congress – Muddling By) That was when I sent in the application. Yesterday I…

  • Twelve Months at Hurricane Ridge Is Done – But

    Pardon me as I pat myself on my back. Twelve Months at Hurricane Ridge is done! Yay! Huh? Oh. Skip all the pesky details. The book is done! I have a copy. And yet, lulu.com shows it as Pending. Somewhere in there are two switches that have to be flipped. Their AI produced pages of…

  • Twelve Months at Hurricane Ridge – First Proof

    Maybe this Facebook post says enough. That tenuous celebratory moment whenI think a project is done(Twelve Months at Hurricane Ridge)but won’t know until the proof copy arrives in ~2 weeks.I hope pages 32-34 work out.Stay tuned.Now, a break. Whew. (https://www.facebook.com/tom.trimbath/posts/pfbid0riUoa6KfQKFHLDhGymnTmsttsUDCMyZjzZDE2X7wyxeH4z74WbZajAdVU9QoHYP1l) And, here’s more. Today, May 18, 2026, I hit Publish on my next photo essay,…

  • Pesky Marketers

    Yes! We have a winner! Today, April 21, 2026, I received yet another call from a re-publisher (maybe) about republishing one of my books. I told them that I’d celebrate their call; it’s #100 in my database of cold-calls from such firms. I’ve yet to hear anything that I’d accept except that one time. Write…

  • I Sold A Book

    I sold a book! Yay! I sold a book. I sold a book. I sold a book. That may seem like an odd thing to celebrate, but it is all I know. I sold a book. ‘A’ as in one. A book but I don’t know which one. I don’t even know if I made…

  • Library of Congress – Muddling By

    Here I am, again, beginning the wait as the US Library of Congress decides whether to add my most recent book to the collection. This morning, January 22, 2026, I mailed off a copy of the book and the form to the other Washington (from where I am in Washington State). I’m sure if I…

  • Muddling By – The Ebook

    Well, that didn’t take long. Ebook from paperback in less than an hour, or two, or maybe I’m not done yet. Or maybe it is just fine. Deleted the page numbers, trimmed the book cover, massaged a few things, clicked some buttons, and Muddling By – the ebook has been launched. I hope. Someday I’ll…

  • Muddling By – Launched

    Cue the fanfare! Muddling By – A Rollercoaster Ride Through America’s Wealth Classes is launched! To be clearer about it, my newest book, Muddling By, has been published and is available on Amazon. For more of the details of the content, click over to Muddling By – A Rollercoaster Ride Through America’s Wealth Classes on…

  • Muddling By – Proof 092425

    I get to say it again. “The book is done!” and yet, not. Muddling By passed kdp/Amazon’s test of the interior and the exterior. I want proof. Specifically, I request a Proof Copy. They might think it’s done. I want proof. I will also have to wait about a week. Here’s a bit of what’s…

  • Muddling By – Eighth Draft Begun

    Authors get to celebrate being ‘done’ with a book several times: the first draft, every subsequent draft, the book build (internal), the built book (internal and external), the upload, the publication, the initial receipt, the entry into the Library of Congress, and whatever other hurdle a writer wants to proclaim as an accomplishment. Muddling By…