I’m convinced now that deadlines are to get writers to stop doing new drafts. I could have kept going, writing, re-writing, nitpicking, trying out different phrases, but it’s goddamn hot tonight, even with the AC on, and I haven’t gotten more than 6 hours’ sleep in like a week.
I’m pleased with it. I’m pleased with Betty’s Afterword. I’m amazed that I will have to wait until March for most of you to read it. But of course I’ll keep putting previews every month.
For those of you who are curious, there’s still copyediting, proofreading; we’re waiting for the cover design, and starting to figure out who might be willing to blurb. The business parts of publishing come next, and they are much, much easier.
So now to my celebratory Chipwich! Thanks, all, for your support. I hope it won’t disappoint.