Blackbird Nearly Flies

Last night I completed the upload of Blackbird to the Amazon site for publishing.  Today I received the notice that the files and cover art are acceptable to the systems for publishing, and I may proceed with ordering the proof copy of the book.  It has been nearly eleven years to the day when I first dreamed up the idea of the Blackbird story, originally called Darkstar, and dictated the first lines into my tape recorder at 5:00am.  It has now taken on a life of its own, with characters I have known all my life.  It is a great way to have more than one life.