Faron Young and Marty Robbins newsletter — 19 May 2010
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010MANUSCRIPT UPDATE
I emailed the completed manuscript of Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins last week and received this response from the editor: “I’ve read your Marty Robbins manuscript with pleasure and am sending it out to two readers for formal assessment. I anticipate having their comments back by midsummer. Thanks for your fine work on the manuscript, and I’ll be in touch as the reports come in.” If all goes well, I might have a book contract by Marty’s 85th birthday, followed by publication in late 2011 or early 2012. Today I started working on the index. I’m looking for photos to put in the book. If anyone has a good-quality photo and owns the copyright (no professional publicity shots or photos with fans), I’d be happy to consider it. (more…)