It’s Sunday morning — righteous time. That calm breath before the noise, the city still half asleep, and the light through the window strikes the right chord. And for this joyous writer, the book has arrived. At last, in hand. The cover feels right, the weight is honest, and the words inside have finally taken on their own shape beyond the screen. Copies are in the mail and available online — Amazon.ca and the rest of the digital highway.
Many of us are believers in the small press gospel — self-publishing not as an act of rebellion, but as an act of faith. I’m not a stock-the-book-in-store kind of guy. Wish it were possible, sure. But when you shoulder the costs, when every page and ounce of ink belongs to you, then meeting readers face-to-face becomes the real reward. It’s about conversation, not distribution. The big retail shelves? They’re where books go to sleep. The returns are as cold as their fluorescent aisles.
Think about this: Jimmy Kimmel’s live show plays to 2,000,000 people nightly on ABC — then racks up another 20,000,000 views on YouTube. That’s the modern equation. Reach finds its own way home.
So I’ve put together a short video — a glimpse inside the making of this book of music essays. Most of the pieces have lived here already, born in late nights, early mornings, and that sacred middle ground between a thought and a melody. Writing about music still sends a chill up my spine. It’s the same current I felt onstage, only now it travels through words instead of notes.
If you’d like an autographed copy, I can make that happen — though the mailing costs may be a hurdle. Still, I’ll do my best. The link to the book is below. Enjoy the read, share the sound, and keep the faith
As I say at beginning of the book “in music we trust”. Thanks Blair!
I will do and thanks many times over.