Like a vision in the night

September 4, 2009



Not for nothing, but sometimes I have a good thought. Unlike that time I borked the job interview at Blue Cross/Blue Shield by being too smart, my good thought a few months ago has resulted in some unfettered glee and the possibility of tens of dollars.

Seriously.

I could be a hundredaire soon and you’ll have to just sit around your local coffee shop and say you knew me when.

What’s the big idea? Well, I can only share a little because there are a few hoops left to jump through, but essentially I woke up one morning in June with an idea for an iPhone app. Really.

I got out of bed around 4:37AM and ran to my computer. After searching the iTunes App Store and not finding anything similar, I send out some feelers to find an app developer who might be interested in listening to a sleep-deprived whacko’s idea for a game.

I found a guy – Howard Nager – and we embarked on a partnership that has resulted in the submission of a game to the App store today!

TODAY!

I’m positively giddy with anxiousness and glee. The game is fun to play and it was great to put together with Howard. But if/when it gets approved, I imagine it will feel the same as getting a copy of my first book did in 2000.

The best part is that I’ve had to keep this thing a secret – mostly out of paranoia – for a few months. And if you know me, I’m a sharer and a chatter. So keeping this a secret has been akin to me refusing a deep-fried Twinkie.

Stay tuned here. I hope to have more news in the next two weeks and will be awarding a few lucky readers with codes for a free download of the game.

Yes, you’ll need to have an iPhone or iPod Touch. But believe me when I tell you that Howard did such a good job with this game that it’s worth the purchase price of an Apple smartphone and the two-year AT&T contract.

What have you done that’s made you grin lately? Please share in the comments!

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