My lawyer isn't versed in the question I had concerning using the name of an actual person from my past. Jug was an excellent motorcycle mechanic and ran his own shop in Bloomington, Indiana. I tried to contact him to get verbal approval of using his name. I speak very complimentary of him in the story. I learned he had died in 2012. I was saddened by that news as he was a fine fellow. My lawyer still didn't know if I should use his name. He recommended I contact a lawyer with a background on this sort of thing. I've decided instead of doing that I will change Jug's name to Jeb. I believe that will be safe to do. It cost me a lot to get my rights back on this story so I was reluctant to spend more. I will probably have to spend more money to get the cover into the right format. I am dedicating the story to the same three editors that helped me on the short version. I don't suppose they will ever know I did that because I have no contact info on them anymore. Likewise, I'm including the Harley shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin who graciously allowed me to include their name in the story. I also speak very favorably of them too. I am close to being ready to start the process with Create Space. I do wish someone would drop a comment even it is to say "Boo!"
I am also working on an old short story, 33,000 words entitled The Forever Bond which is a sweet romance with a strange twist involving a gold pocket watch.
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