New Books to be Published Soon

Editing is Expanding into Publishing

 Once Standing Tall and Looking Good  was published by Coskrey Biz, Fred Zuker realized he needed a hard copy edition for some of his readers that did not enjoy ebooks. So Coskrey Biz is busy working on a paperback version to be published using the services of  KDP and sold on Amazon.

Other books are in the works. The Dark Angel Turned Away is a memoir by Fred Zuker and his father Ray Zuker. It tells the story of Ray Zuker's days in the Army Air Corps during World War II. This book is within weeks of publication. 

We are also planning a YA version of Standing Tall and Looking Good as the one published is a bit salty, but a wonderful read for those YA readers who are curious about military life. Again, this books is within weeks of publication. 

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Coskrey Biz is working with other authors, and invite new authors to contact us.  

Coskrey Biz edits all types of texts and will publish books using Amazon's KDP services. We can publish to the author's account so the author has full control of all royalties.  Price Lists are available.

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Read Standing Tall and Looking Good

The Book is Published

In the last post I said that I was editing a book. That book is now published to Amazon as an ebook.

You can get it by clicking on the image. Standing Tall and Looking Good is a memoir by R. Fred Zuker's years in the Army during 1968-1971. Zuker tells of  his days in basic combat training, attending classes for military intelligence and serving in South Korea during the Vietnam War.

His clipped, objective style echos the brief sentences of military communications, both in person and on forms. I relate because I grew up on Navy bases and have family members who served. As I read, I could feel the rhythm of cadences and the sense of getting the job done, no excuses, that I felt when growing up.

Zuker was a leader and a doer with skills that carried him through his academic career after Army life. He was also a history major, and uses his knowledge of history to relate to events in the book. You can read about Zuker here.

Yes, I edited the book, trying my best to maintain the voice of military speech that my veteran family members assured me was true. Coskrey Biz also published the book online. Wayne, the other half of Coskey Biz, did the photo processing and the cover art. The cover art is based on a sketch by Walt Johnson, a friend of Fred Zuker. Wayne and Walt Johnson share the copyright. Questions? Contact me.

We plan a Young Adult edition in the near future. We believe that ROTC and high school history classes will enoy reading the YA version. The original version contains the salty dialog of young military men, which will be removed for the YA version. The YA version should be, hopefully, published in January-February of 2019. with a slightly different title. Stay in touch for the publication announcement.