Tag: Bill’s Cajun House of Pleasure

Second Manuscript Slump

I received confirmation this week my publisher will not publish my second manuscript. The story is a medieval fantasy story about a prince and his entourage traveling across the land to meet his princess bride. It’s a fun story, with death and kidnapping thrown into the mix. It also gives me a whole new world to explore. I already have ideas for more stories in this world. But, they will have to wait. I’m okay with that. The delay gives me time to develop the religions in this made-up world and clarify the history. I plan on writing the next story in this series and outline the third one before shopping the whole thing to another publisher.

In the meantime, I started another historical fiction story. The main character of this story is Peggy, from Bill’s Cajun House of Pleasure. As already mentioned in my first book, Peggy is from West Virginia. She was in Hartford, Connecticut, for the tragic circus fire. She had her one of her legs amputated after falling from the trapeze. She joined a two-bit circus outfit after that and made her way to Bill’s. The story I’m working on now fills in all the gaps of her life. An added bonus, toward the end of this story, she’ll be at the Cajun House of Pleasure training Octavius the alligator. Revisiting the bayou will be great.

A writer’s work is never done. I have more stories to write and share with you. And there are more events to attend. Several members of my Fiction Forge critique group are going to the Tulsa Night Writer’s Craft of Writing conference on November 3, 2018. It’ll be at the Martin Regional Library. I won’t have a table set up, but I’ll bring some books just in case. Hope to see you there.

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What I’m Reading – Many readers I know like to inquire what their favorite author is reading. At the end of each blog post, I’ll let you know what book is open on my Kindle. I hope my choice of reading material inspires you to read a variety of authors and topics. Currently, I’m reading Ellis Peters’ Brother Cadfael series. I’m on the sixteenth book The Heretic’s Apprentice.

Bill’s Cajun House of Pleasure is available on Amazon, as an eBook, and in physical formats. It is also available on the Barnes and Noble website.

A Rose by Any Other Name

I believe we are all familiar with Shakespeare’s wonderful line, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Juliet said it in Romeo and Juliet. In preparing for my book, Bill’s Cajun House of Pleasure, to be released out on Tuesday, I did some online searching to check for the possibilities of confusion. I’m not the only Alan Lampe out there. I’m not even the only Alan Lampe to publish a book. Yesterday morning, I stumbled across A Torch to Burn by Alan Lampe on Amazon. It was published in New York in 1935. I went ahead and bought the book so that when you search for me on Tuesday, only my name/book will be found.

If you do a Google search for Alan Lampe, you’ll find me, a painter from Iowa and the CEO of Comm-Works Holding in Minneapolis. It would be unique, and confusing if I could get Alan Lampe the CEO to endorse a future book of mine while getting Alan Lampe the painter to do the cover of said book. Of course, the book cover would have to pass through my publisher.

Getting back to me, and Tuesday. As I prepare to pass my work to you, I hope you will help me have a successful debut novel. After reading Bill’s Cajun House of Pleasure, please post a comment on Amazon.com and/or Goodreads.com. Comments are very helpful for authors. Then tell your friends to buy the great book you just finished reading. Remind them to leave a comment on the aforementioned websites.

Thank you for coming on this journey with me. Your support is greatly appreciated. It’s not over yet, as now comes the marketing phase of the book. Most of that falls to me, but a passionate reader who convinces his/her friends to buy my book is a wonderful asset to have. Looking forward to working with all of you to promote Bill’s Cajun House of Pleasure. It’s a romp in the swamp!

Bill's Cajun House of Pleasure Cover

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What I’m Reading – Many readers I know like to inquire what their favorite author is reading. At the end of each blog post, I’ll let you know what book I have my nose in. I hope my choice of reading material inspires you to read a variety of authors and topics. I’m currently reading book four of the Ellis Peters’ Brother Cadfael series, Saint Peter’s Fair.