Sep
12

Copy Edits are Done!

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And sent in.  *runs around in little circles*  It’s one of the hardest things to do, because this means the book is pretty much finished. Yes, I’ll get a set of galleys that have been type set in the next few weeks or so (essentially what the ARCs will look like), but any changes at this point will be minimal.I have to admit it’s a strange feeling of relief mixed with terror. Yes, I’m done. And OMG. I’M DONE. What if people hate it? What if it sucks? What if people want to run me over with their cars because I ended it with a cliffhanger?What if it really *wasn’t* the best I could do?  *sigh*  I suspect there’s a reason most authors are borderline batshit crazy. And loners.… Read more
Jul
31

Dragonflies

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Not much of a post today, I’m afraid. I spent about 5 hours tubing on the Shenandoah River. The water level was pretty low so it was slow going considering we only went about 19 miles. So…I’m sunburned and a bit cranky. Also? I spent most of that time on the river surrounded by beautiful blue dragonflies. They landed all over us and the tubes and the raft and all that other fun stuff. I could have left it at that and been quite happy. But no. *These* dragonflies were busy…getting busy. And there is nothing quite so surreal as floating down a river in an orange tube. Covered in copulating dragonflies. Have fun with that image. Imma gonna go watch TrueBlood now.… Read more