We spent the next hour discussing other technical details I didn't really give a s**t about. There was a book tour to discuss, the talk show circuit if it took off as expected, what authors to read the book up front and make nice comments for the dust jacket, the cover illustration, and all manner of arcane things associated with the book. I spent most of the time nodding and agreeing with Natalie's suggestions.
Then, before I knew it, the meeting was over, and Susan and I were back in her car and heading somewhere for lunch.
"Okay," she finally said as the waitress took our drink orders and left us alone.
"Okay what?" I said, my eyes staying on the endless ocean outside the windows.
"The way I see it, you can play this thing three ways."
"Play what thing three ways?"
"You can do not
