Facing Reality

January 2, 2008, Fort Lauderdale

It’s often not much fun to face reality. It’s much easier to just go on ignoring facts. I’ve been doing that for a while.

·         Fact: CWG Press produced exactly one book in 2007, in fact one book in its entire existence.

·         Fact: CWG Press lost lots of money on The American Dream by Mike Palecek.

·         Fact: Despite an extraordinary amount of time and effort on what was to be the next book from CWG Press, the authors chose to go elsewhere at the last minute.

·         Fact: Although there are still writers waiting, expecting publication of their books, even they have started to wonder if CWG Press will ever get around to finishing them.

·         Fact: I, Chuck Gregory, the CWG of CWG Press, have been wondering if CWG Press will ever publish another book.

It’s a new year, or should I say a New Year? It’s time to think, to plan, even though my style tends far more to just doing.

I do not think it is fair to the wonderful writers who have agreed to have me publish their work that I continue keeping them waiting. There are therefore two reasonable alternatives:

·         Work on the books and get them out. Now.

·         Shut down operations until I am again ready to give this project the time and effort that it deserves and the writers deserve.

I strongly prefer the first choice but I think that’s what I’ve been trying to do, and avoiding, for the last several months. Since my best friend and partner died, and the book I’d put my heart and soul into preparing was pulled away, I have not been able to actually work on CWG Press. I have worked at it, and I have spent time on it, but I cannot in all honesty say that I have worked on it. Not in the way that work must be performed.

It is therefore with great sadness and not a small amount of guilt that I announce the suspension of operations for CWG Press. I don’t think this is permanent. I’ll be looking for a partner, someone who has business skills and is truly interested in publishing original and unusual work. If I can find this dream person I’ll be back. But even if I don’t find that person I hope to be back, and maybe within the year. But at the moment I must concentrate on other things; after all, that’s what I’ve really been doing for quite some time.

If you are one of the people I owe either money or time, I’ll do my best to meet the obligation but it won’t be any time soon. I’m sorry. There’s simply nothing else for me to say on that.

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and better times to come, I humbly apologize.

Chuck Gregory, Editor/Publisher, CWG Press

There have been some changes of plan here at CWG Press. Due to various conflots with real-world concerns, we will not be publishing two of the titles previously planned. So, here's an updated list: 

1. The American Dream by Mike Palecek [ALREADY OUT]
   
2. Searching for Truth, Justice and the American Way: Reflections of a Wyoming Survivor by Corbin Fowler
3. The Casebook of the Paranormal Research Institute by Steve Doyle
4. Weirdtongue, or The Glistenberry Romance by D. F. Lewis

We extend our best wishes to Cheryl Cutler, Randall Huntsberry, and Leon Malmed in their future endeavors.

What we have left is still a wonderful and varied group of authors and work. They have in common the high quality of their offerings and the willingness to work with a small startup publisher who offers little beyond excellence in the presentation of their ideas.

 These people can write! They have something to say and they have the gift of writing skill that lets them say it. I am blessed with a body of work that so far exceeds my wildest hopes I am absolutely humbled to be a part of it.

We have several other titles in the negotiating stage, but we want to concentrate on what we have before actually accepting anything new. Check back here for details!

Chuck Gregory

Editor, CWG Press