Editing Run At Destruction in Door County, WI in the summer of 2008
Finally… after five years my book – Run At Destruction: A True Fatal Love Trianglewill be published by Titletown Publishing and I won’t have the continual obsession to edit it. As writers know, a first book is definitely a labor of love. It’s hard to let it embark on its journey to be analyzed, criticized, and hope-beyond-hope, praised 
by others. It has become your baby and it’s hard to hear that it’s ugly. But all babies, even if they are colicky, or have big ears, or spit up have endearing qualities. I hope my readers will find those in my first person, True Crime account of our close-knit Green Bay running group and the inexplicable death of my best running buddy.
Run At Destruction has been written from my heart…
April 13, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Hi Lynda!
April 13, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Thanks for all your help Brittany!
April 19, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Congratulations Lynda,
I can’t imagine how excited you must be, and yet there must be
that part of you that will miss it. No? I wish you much success, and I
look forward to the read. I am new to the site, and am in the midst of unpacking from a short move from NY up to Woodstock. I
almost feel as though I’m lying to call myself a writer, but I love to
write and always have. But, the form has been journalistic or interviews,and short prose and essays. Nothing as daunting as a novel.
I lived and worked in SA for 11 years and loved it. I have spent
years working in media in NY. In 2003, my mother died, and at the end of that year, my father died. Two years later, my brother
died. I began writing fairly extensively about my mother, and then of course my father. I stopped thinking it might be keeping me in a sad place, and perhaps I should do something else. Instead, I hit the proverbial wall and stopped everything. I don’t know what I did some days. Many wee filled with estate attorney and unwanted business. When my older brother died, I thought what
else can happen? I didn’t even bother with the whys. Then, I began to write more seriously, but my focus wasn’t great. It still isn’t. Still, I feel I’m getting there. Recently, there was more loss.
That resulted in a move to Woodstock. I am married with 2 boxers
DOON and Willow. Our life is very much about books, music, current events, and paying very close attention to the world. I
lucked out by finding a Buddhist writer who had a rental under the radar, and I can’t believe how gorgeous this house is. We are
immersed in natural light all day. It feels good to be here. The
mountain air is invigorating and clean cold. It will be our home for this year. Already, I hope she falls in love and stays where she is!
I was struck by the title of your book. It’s nebulous but dark.
By the way 29 is my lucky number, so I hope it works for you.
Sorry, I wrote so much. Only one of a million issues.
Warm regards,
Gayle Dallas Blackston
April 19, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Gayle, thanks so much for the comment! Sounds like you have been through so much in the past few years… I lost my dad about five years ago, but can’t imagine the pain you’ve had. Your new home, though, sounds like a wonderful place to write. I do miss not having my book to work on. I have another that I’ve started, but this year has to be about marketing the first. I’ll be up your way at Book Expo America at the end of May in NY City. It’ll be interesting. My publisher has paid for me to do book signings in the same location as Tom Clancy, Steven King, James Patterson, etc… Who will want mine? However, I always think back to the Green Bay Packers’ Fan signing day – years ago. I took my two young sons. We were waiting in line for the current Quarterback, Don Majikowski’s signature, but it was taking too long. So… I took my kids over to the newly signed QB, Brett Farve. Nobody wanted his signature, so he spent loads of time with my boys. I’ll have to see what happens in NY, but I’ve got to say that each step along the way has definitely been an exciting adventure. Take Care!
April 22, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Best of luck with your book, Lynda. You were such a big help on my first book, and I can appreciate the effort you put into “Run at Destruction.”
I’m sure it’ll fly of the shelves at a PR pace!
-Mike Dauplaise
April 23, 2009 at 9:24 am
I remember driving to a vacation in Atlanta with my husband,Jim, while editing the Bodyguard to the Packers manuscript. I kept reading sections to Jim out loud because it was so interesting! Look how far you’ve come. First you’ve published that book and now Torture on the Back Forty will be released the same day as Run at Destruction – August 7th. By the way – love your blog site: http://tinyurl.com/dljw68