The Brides came by Saturday night and showed us honeymoon in Jamaica photos. They’re so sweet and happy! I’m glad they’re home safe and sound.
Tom read the draft of MOONLIGHT AND ROSES and said lots of good things about the stories. I did word processing magic on it today while Tim was writing his preface–which MADE ME CRY! I love him. I’d written my intro quite a while back, but when I found out what he wanted to write, I tossed mine and started over. Then after I read his today, I had to go back and alter mine a little more. That’s one of those good things about collaborating. Your writing partners make you strive to be better.
We both worked to complete the marketing questionnaire. I made a spreadsheet of all the contributors’ contact information and checked their contracts for the zillionth time.
Then I printed out the final draft, read the entire manuscript again cover to cover (Tim did that last week), did some corrections here and there, printed out change pages and an entire second copy, saved it on a disk, and SHIPPED THAT BABY OUT FROM THE AIRPORT POST OFFICE AT THREE A.M. (I’m yelling that so I can make sure Greg hears it.) It’d better be at the publisher on Wednesday, since that’s the day it’s due.
When I read it, I was awed all over again by the stories that were sent to us. Damn. There are some good writers out there.
Bastards.
Kidding.
I really am kidding. I love good writing, and the more of it I get to read, the happier I am. You guys hang on. We’ll start forcing you to brag about yourselves soon. As soon as we’re told that all this is good to go.
I’ll have to look into that. I am forever buying twenty dollar ink cartridges.
I swear it runs out faster than a sobered up one night stand.