Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

I wish all my friends and readers a most happy new year! 
I pray that you all had a wonderful--illness-free--Christmas!

I'm happy to report that Inspector Javert has taken off and fared well (for me) in the book marketplaces.

David Oyewolo... the best Jean Valjean

The best Inspector Javert on film or TV is David Olewoyo (BBC and PBS series). 
About Javert, Oyewolo is quoted by Bridget McManus, in The Sydney (Australia),  Morning News Herald (June 13, 2020): 

"Javert's the antagonist, but he really believe, from a moral perspective, that he'd doing the right thing. His job is to keep order. In his mind, he's doing something incredibly noble and heroic."

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Inspector Javert is here.. and he's looking for you...

My latest book, Inspector Javert: at the Gates of Hell, is available now on Amazon.com in both paperback and ebook formats.

Javert stands atop the parapet staring down at the

River Seine below him. He looks into his future but sees nothing but disgrace--possibly prison--for sparing Jean Valjean's life. So, he steps off and falls into the river. But what happened to him next?

I offer my take on that next? And what might be waiting for each one of us when our time comes.

https://www.amazon.com/Inspector-Javert-Gates-Wisdom-Mis%C3%A9rables-ebook/dp/B09GWFBR2Z/ref=sr_1_1?crid=34B2W1GD23OL4&keywords=inspector+javert&qid=1637612727&sprefix=inspector+j%2Caps%2C215&sr=8-1

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The Beliefs of Victor Hugo

 

Bellos, David. The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables (Kindle Location 1667). Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Kindle Edition.

“Les Misérables expresses the beliefs that Hugo held, which were quite particular to him. He was never reluctant to say that he believed in God, but he did not subscribe to any established tradition or cult. Contrary to the impression that Les Misérables may make on some readers, Hugo was not a Catholic. Unlike most French people of his age he had never been baptized or confirmed and had never taken communion; he never attended religious services and never went into church to pray. But pray he did. And he was adamant that Les Misérables was ‘a religious book.’”

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Go With a Pro
 
Manuscript Evaluations and Editing

Alfred J. Garrotto

Expert and Ethical

Entrust your manuscript to an experienced book reviewer, writing instructor, and manuscript editor, who has authored 16 books (both fiction and nonfiction) on a range of topics and themes. In addition, I offer professional editing for other authors. I have covered all the bases as a writer--commercial publishing and independent publishing. As a veteran of the writing business, I see it from both the publisher’s and author’s viewpoint. 

 

My Editing Philosophy
Your work is sacred and primary. I will respect your original text, while offering positive critical recommendations in the margins or within the text itself when I see the need. I respect the author’s feelings and sense of pride and accomplishment.

Some authors request that I revise/rewrite their text, as needed (fee structure upon request since no two projects are the same). 

Client Testimonials

"Al Garrotto respected my writing and gave me an honest evaluation. In refining my story, he captured the essence of what I had experienced. His enthusiasm, skill, patience, and diligence to detail leaves no doubt that his editorial ability is 'par excellence.' Al also handled all of the nitty-gritty work required for independent publication. He's the BEST!"  Kathryn Davi-Cardinale, Joseph—My Son, My Guide: Communications From the Baby I Lost at Birth

 “Al Garrotto's editing work strikes me as the best available. He gave an amazing smoothness to my book. And what a shock to find his fees are far and away the lowest I've run into.” – Author/Educator Richard C. Brown, Ph.D. (When Ministry is Messy and A Practical Guide for Starting an Adult Faith Formation Program)

“Al has taken the place of a (critique) group, pointing out omissions, clumsy constructions, lack of clarity, illogicalities.” – Aline P’Nina Tayar, Author of How Shall We Sing? Picador Australia

"Thanks so much for your excellent evaluation. Some of your comments I have heard before, but some were new and most appreciated. I'm looking forward to tackling another edit and working on some of the problems presented." 
-- Christine Sunderland, author of the trilogy: Pilgrimage, Inheritance, and Offerings.

Fees
Every project is unique and needs to be discussed before a final fee is set.
The following schedule will help you estimate the cost of evaluating/editing your work.

•  Reading & Evaluation (only)

You'll receive an honest, objective, written evaluation of your work. 
(1-5 pages) 

Initial reading and evaluation: US$30.00 per 100 ms. Pages.
Return postage required, if you wish your submission to be returned. 
Partial ms. and first drafts accepted. 
A ms. page is 25 lines, double-spaced. (Single-spaced pages count as 2 pages.)

•  Line Editing

My current fee for line-editing a manuscript is US$1.75 per ms. page (25 lines, double-spaced).

alfredjgarrotto@gmail.com

All inquiries are welcome. Free consultation.

Inspector Javert is Coming . . . Soon and Very Soon

 

I’m delighted to announce a mid-November rollout for new my novel, Inspector Javert: at the Gates of Hell. Victor Hugo’s most despised antihero stands on the parapet where the swirling River Seine beckons to him. He hesitates . . . then steps forward. 

Readers wonder, “What happened next?” Did Javert cease to exist? Is there life on the other side of life as we know it here on Earth? If there is, what kind of existence awaits  Javert—and each of us—on that “other side”? I offer readers my own version of what came next for Javert . . . and might for us.   #lesmismusical   

                              

    

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Inspector Javert is Coming for You

Here's the front cover for my new novel, Inspector Javert: at the Gates of Hell in both paperback and e-book formats.

Design by Andrew Benzie, https://www.andrewbenziebooks.com/  

Publication in early October and available on Amazon and through local bookstores and your favorite ebook seller.

Writing Javert took about 14 months and ever two dozen drafts. The writing came as both a pleasure and a challenge. Javert and I share nothing in common other than our humanness.  He's the "anti-me." Climbing inside the head of Victor Hugo's antihero took great emotional energy, but in the process, I got to know him better and understand what made him...Javert.

I can't wait to put it in the hands of readers. Let me know what you think. Thumbs up/down/sideways.