alternate set-up

New job, new energy, more writing?

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My new job has indeed come to fruition. Starting on October 1st, I’ll be working as an interactive media consultant at the Evangelische Omroep, a Dutch Christian TV and radio broadcaster.

Doing some more writing…

I hope to find new energy in working at the EO, and find (or rather make) the time to get back into writing The Encounter Down Under. In principle, I would like to continue on the path I’ve chosen: a free e-book of which I’ve written part I and the first half of part II. My progress up to now dictates that I start on the Canadian Grand Prix on which I had finished research last Spring.

Get in touch with publisher again

On the other hand I would also like to get in touch again with the publisher I corresponded with, in February and March of this year, to see whether my alternate set-up has any potential to turn into a proper book.

I’ll keep you posted on this new blog location. Feel free to comment or ask questions: I’m happy to answer any of them.

Contemplating on an ultra-short version of my story

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Yesterday, I came up with a fresh idea. I’m contemplating on writing an ultra-short version of The Encounter Down Under which covers the entire story, just without all the details. This might yet be an interesting read, and serve as a basis on which to work on the longer version of the Senna versus Schumacher story.

Oh, how little time…

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Sadly, I’ve had precious little time to work on my book, lately. I’ve been busy with family matters, church matters, Easter et cetera. I have received a reply from the potential publisher on the alternative idea for my Senna versus Schumacher story, however… although I haven’t had the time to look into that properly.

I hope to find some free time either this weekend or next week… and as always, I’ll keep you posted.

Edit: I see, now, that my last post was as far back as mid-March. I’m deeply ashamed. 😉

Outline for book concept submitted to publisher

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The last 4 to 5 weeks I worked on an outline for a book of my Senna versus Schumacher story. I won’t give too much away just yet, but it involves 6 fictional characters that are, in one way or another, involved in the rivalry between Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher.

I submitted the outline to the publisher last week, but he’s on holiday now. So I hope to hear from him early April, and talk to him about how to move forward from this. I’ll keep you posted!

Discussed my book with a potential publisher

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Late January, I discussed my book, The Encounter Down Under, with a potential publisher. I contacted him through a mutual acquaintance at LinkedIn — actually, there were two steps between him and me — and we met at his office in Amsterdam. He had read part I of the Senna versus Schumacher story and liked the what-if concept of my book.

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