Fun Facts
Time spent writing book: 3.5 years
Number of agents queried: 32
Number of publishers queried with an agent: 30
Number of publishers queried without an agent: 23
Number of years it took to sell book (ultimately, without an agent): 3
Years from contract-signing until publication: 1
Name of first publisher submitted to: Seal Press
Name of final publisher (publisher #53) submitted to: Seal Press (rejected by one editor in 2002, accepted by a new editor in 2005)
Es Cuba Outtakes
Like a film, my book also has a behind-the-scenes story. The short of it is that it was way too long. About 225 pages, to be precise. In this section of the website, I have posted various sections of the book that I had to cut. Some of these sections are stand-alones, but most are taken right from the middle of various chapters.