It's Away!

[dr_pretentious]

I just hit send. The complete book manuscript for Tales from Rugosa Coven is on its way to my publisher. I'm a little loopy from sleep deprivation, so I'm not really sure what the next step is right now. Aside from sleep. Right. I remember how to do that.

Somehow in the middle of this week's mad dash to get the book delivered, I wrote a post for Black Gate about the developmental leap that happens around age 6, when children are first able to tell the difference between imagination and reality.

Tomorrow, while I wait to hear back from Dark Quest Books about what we do next, I'm going to work on my shiny new short story. Whenever some social network profile thing asks me what my favorite book is, I always answer, "Whichever one I'm writing that day." Apparently that goes for shorter pieces, too. I wonder what my dreaming brain will do with the prospect of generating whole new scenes for the first time in weeks.

Comments

[violet-moon25.livejournal.com]

I really hope you found the typo I tried to tell you about first (middle of page 71 on the copy you gave me). I sent you and email and left phone messages but never actually got hold of you. Either way, yay for getting it out.

[dr-pretentious.livejournal.com]

Thank you for spotting that one. I did get your message in time to fix it. I should have called sooner. With every hour, I was more astounded and appalled at myself that the job wasn't already finished, so I just kept my head down over the task and tried not to think about anything else.

[violet-moon25.livejournal.com]

Yay! It's out! Glad you got my messages in time. It seems like the final touches on any project always drag on and on. Also, thanks for all the appreciation in the Acknowledgements section. Based on that, your pagan address book must rival Jane's.

Call us about Lunacon when you get a chance.

[rednikki.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! I'm glad you got it sent off, and yay for working on new stuff!

[onyxtwilight.livejournal.com]

Awesome!

[temporus.livejournal.com]

Here, enjoy some fireworks. Sending big projects off deserve celebration!

[dr-pretentious.livejournal.com]

Cue Handel's fireworks music!

Oh, hey, are you and your kids going to Lunacon this year? I just made our reservations and am thinking ahead to who might be up for playdates and shared babysitting arrangements.

[temporus.livejournal.com]

I have not considered if we're going or not. I had been hoping to do Boskone, but that seems out. So Lunacon is back in the mix. If that becomes a definite, I'll let you know.

[cascade-writers.livejournal.com]

I'm so happy for you! May you have much success with this project!

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[laradionne.livejournal.com]

Huzzah! So glad it's out into the world! Sorry I wasn't more active in my feedback, I got some horrid bronchitis/flu mutant ninja illness a week after I visited you and I'm only just now finally getting caught back up on all the things I was supposed to be doing. Hope that the feedback I did give you was actually helpful. Can't wait to read the finished product!