Cap'n Meryl's new Book
FROM CAP’N MERYL
Link to this week’s column at USAToday.com/travel:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/getline/2005-03-14-ask-the-captain_x.htm
Cap’ Meryl’s New Book!
I’m happy to report that I’ve reached an agreement
with a major New York publisher regarding a new
book. When I went to New York a week or so ago to
meet with my agent and some publishers, the goal
was to get my first book “The World At My Feet”
re-released by a major publishing house. “The
World At My Feet” was first released by the Lorrie
Press, which I own, making it an independently
published book.
Although it continues to sell very well through my
website www.fromthecockpit.com, through Amazon.com
and other online book outlets, and through
numerous airport and other bookstores, I wanted to
see it go into mass distribution. This really
needs to be handled by a mainstream publisher.
The result of these meetings was somewhat
unexpected. Every publisher I met said pretty much
the same thing, that they loved “The World At My
Feet” but would have liked to see their own
editing touches, and didn’t want it to end just as
I was getting to my current airline (which to this
day prefers not to be named in pieces like this).
For those of you who have not read it, this is not
the story of my life as an airline pilot. Rather,
it’s the story of how I got to my current airline,
combating what seemed like insurmountable
obstacles like airsickness, discrimination,
limited military flight training open to women at
the time, etc. There are funny (and traumatic)
stories along the way.
If you haven’t yet read it, you may order it by
proceeding to www.fromthecockpit.com and clicking
on the picture of the book at the bottom of the
Home Page. Put “Subcriber’s Special – Free
Shipping” in the comments section when you order,
or tell the person taking the order if you use the
toll-free order line. That’ll save you almost
five dollars.
One publisher offered a solution which I didn’t
anticipate, but I like it for several reasons.
The solution is that they have contracted with me
to write a new book which will include elements of
“The World At My Feet,” but will keep going to
include life at my current airline instead of
stopping right when I got hired.
This is good for me for several reasons. “The
World At My Feet” still belongs to me along with
all marketing rights. This new book is, in
effect, already partly written. Some of my Weekly
Updates will be tapped for content, as well as
some of the ideas from my “Ask The Captain” column
over at USAToday.com. Also, there were some
chapters omitted from “The World At My Feet” like
one called “Cookie Run,” having to do with how I
came to have the opportunity to play the Mormon
Tabernacle Organ even though I’m not an organist
and not a Mormon.
The new book will amount to a sequel of sorts, and
if not a true sequel, close enough. Many readers
have written asking me to continue my story to the
present day, and it looks like they will get their
wish.
My publisher, which I prefer to not name just yet
(I’m a little concerned, with all the people
quizzing me about getting their own books to
press, about creating an unwanted flood of
inquiries to them), is wonderful. My editor
already seems like a very close friend and I can’t
wait to get started. Publication is slated for
June 2006.
People, including my new editor, want to know when
I’ll possibly have time to write a new book as my
schedule seems so cram-packed. The fact is, on
long international flights we have breaks of
several hours during which we’re free to eat,
sleep, watch movies, eat, read, eat some more, or
whatever. I plan on doing some eating, too. Did I
mention that? I like the food on international
flights. Actually, I just like food.
I’ll write this new book during my breaks and also
on layovers. Very little of “The World At My
Feet” was written at home.
To change the subject, yesterday I spoke to the
Denver Metro Mortar Board Alumni Group here in
Denver. I can’t believe I didn’t think to mention
it to this group, but it was held at the Sheraton
Four Points here in Denver, which used to be known
as the Cherry Creek Inn and was owned by my
airline for many years. I stayed at this hotel
for a month during my initial airline training
twenty years ago.
I always preface my speeches by saying I really
don’t give speeches or talks. What I do is have
very one-sided conversations, like I’m telling a
story to a group of people gathered in my home.
My point, and I do have one, is that I’m a very
informal speaker. I enjoy doing them but I accept
very few invitations do to my already cram-packed
schedule.
Al, the Web Guy, was, as always, at my side,
schlepping books for me to sign for attendees. My
national speaking fee has risen to several
thousand dollars, but I try to make room for a few
of the local variety at least a few times per
year. Interested groups for paid or free (only
local Denver ones are free)speaking engagements
should proceed to www.fromthecockpit.com and click
on Email The Cap’n for such requests.
I didn’t take any flights this week as,
unbelievably I’m on “Part Two” of my annual
vacation. Our vacation year ends at the end of
March and I had some built up but unused, so I was
assigned another nine days off to use it all up.
Right now, Al, The Web Guy, is hard at work
putting together a CD set containing some very old
interviews which I listened to before writing “The
World At My Feet.” These interviews actually
provided the framework from which I worked, at
least in part.
More about how to buy these recordings next time
around. So...
Until Next Time,
Maintain Airpseed!
Cap’n Meryl
Link to this week’s column at USAToday.com/travel:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/getline/2005-03-14-ask-the-captain_x.htm
Cap’ Meryl’s New Book!
I’m happy to report that I’ve reached an agreement
with a major New York publisher regarding a new
book. When I went to New York a week or so ago to
meet with my agent and some publishers, the goal
was to get my first book “The World At My Feet”
re-released by a major publishing house. “The
World At My Feet” was first released by the Lorrie
Press, which I own, making it an independently
published book.
Although it continues to sell very well through my
website www.fromthecockpit.com, through Amazon.com
and other online book outlets, and through
numerous airport and other bookstores, I wanted to
see it go into mass distribution. This really
needs to be handled by a mainstream publisher.
The result of these meetings was somewhat
unexpected. Every publisher I met said pretty much
the same thing, that they loved “The World At My
Feet” but would have liked to see their own
editing touches, and didn’t want it to end just as
I was getting to my current airline (which to this
day prefers not to be named in pieces like this).
For those of you who have not read it, this is not
the story of my life as an airline pilot. Rather,
it’s the story of how I got to my current airline,
combating what seemed like insurmountable
obstacles like airsickness, discrimination,
limited military flight training open to women at
the time, etc. There are funny (and traumatic)
stories along the way.
If you haven’t yet read it, you may order it by
proceeding to www.fromthecockpit.com and clicking
on the picture of the book at the bottom of the
Home Page. Put “Subcriber’s Special – Free
Shipping” in the comments section when you order,
or tell the person taking the order if you use the
toll-free order line. That’ll save you almost
five dollars.
One publisher offered a solution which I didn’t
anticipate, but I like it for several reasons.
The solution is that they have contracted with me
to write a new book which will include elements of
“The World At My Feet,” but will keep going to
include life at my current airline instead of
stopping right when I got hired.
This is good for me for several reasons. “The
World At My Feet” still belongs to me along with
all marketing rights. This new book is, in
effect, already partly written. Some of my Weekly
Updates will be tapped for content, as well as
some of the ideas from my “Ask The Captain” column
over at USAToday.com. Also, there were some
chapters omitted from “The World At My Feet” like
one called “Cookie Run,” having to do with how I
came to have the opportunity to play the Mormon
Tabernacle Organ even though I’m not an organist
and not a Mormon.
The new book will amount to a sequel of sorts, and
if not a true sequel, close enough. Many readers
have written asking me to continue my story to the
present day, and it looks like they will get their
wish.
My publisher, which I prefer to not name just yet
(I’m a little concerned, with all the people
quizzing me about getting their own books to
press, about creating an unwanted flood of
inquiries to them), is wonderful. My editor
already seems like a very close friend and I can’t
wait to get started. Publication is slated for
June 2006.
People, including my new editor, want to know when
I’ll possibly have time to write a new book as my
schedule seems so cram-packed. The fact is, on
long international flights we have breaks of
several hours during which we’re free to eat,
sleep, watch movies, eat, read, eat some more, or
whatever. I plan on doing some eating, too. Did I
mention that? I like the food on international
flights. Actually, I just like food.
I’ll write this new book during my breaks and also
on layovers. Very little of “The World At My
Feet” was written at home.
To change the subject, yesterday I spoke to the
Denver Metro Mortar Board Alumni Group here in
Denver. I can’t believe I didn’t think to mention
it to this group, but it was held at the Sheraton
Four Points here in Denver, which used to be known
as the Cherry Creek Inn and was owned by my
airline for many years. I stayed at this hotel
for a month during my initial airline training
twenty years ago.
I always preface my speeches by saying I really
don’t give speeches or talks. What I do is have
very one-sided conversations, like I’m telling a
story to a group of people gathered in my home.
My point, and I do have one, is that I’m a very
informal speaker. I enjoy doing them but I accept
very few invitations do to my already cram-packed
schedule.
Al, the Web Guy, was, as always, at my side,
schlepping books for me to sign for attendees. My
national speaking fee has risen to several
thousand dollars, but I try to make room for a few
of the local variety at least a few times per
year. Interested groups for paid or free (only
local Denver ones are free)speaking engagements
should proceed to www.fromthecockpit.com and click
on Email The Cap’n for such requests.
I didn’t take any flights this week as,
unbelievably I’m on “Part Two” of my annual
vacation. Our vacation year ends at the end of
March and I had some built up but unused, so I was
assigned another nine days off to use it all up.
Right now, Al, The Web Guy, is hard at work
putting together a CD set containing some very old
interviews which I listened to before writing “The
World At My Feet.” These interviews actually
provided the framework from which I worked, at
least in part.
More about how to buy these recordings next time
around. So...
Until Next Time,
Maintain Airpseed!
Cap’n Meryl
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