Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Someone's been busy... (Hint: IT'S ME.)


Please excuse my end-of-the-day hair and makeup.  I have three working AA batteries in my entire apartment and my digital camera requires four. 

My phone - which is a piece of shit and, at less than a year old, only delivers text messages when it feels like it, and only rings occasionally, and oftentimes not at all, even though callers on the other end hear it ringing and then get mad at me for not responding to their missed calls, which never show up on my end - has no internet access - I'm too cheap - and can only directly download pictures to a PC - and I have a Mac.

THEREFORE, my only option for taking a picture was to go with my computer, and I had to take a picture, dammit, because what I'm holding in my hand is the "Reader Version" of my second book (!!).  You may or may not have thought I was making this book up, what with how long I've been working on it.  In fact, Alex just recently called me "lazy" for not having it out yet.

And um, fuck that; it's only been a year and a half since my last book came out and when you start cranking out a book every other year in your free time just for the hell of it, then you can complain about my time frame.  Until then, shut the hell up.

BUT THERE IT IS.  The first printed copy!  Melissa read a really (really) rough draft a few months ago, but we're (the royal we) now far enough along that it was time to print it out and bring in more readers for their feedback and suggestions.

I have no idea what the schedule will be like in terms of making the rest of the edits because I do not yet have an idea of what those edits might be.

But I felt it imperative to share with you that I have been working very hard on this, and sometimes when I don't blog for a week at a time, this is why.  You now have proof that this book exists!  And I hope you are all looking forward to the day when I start harassing you to buy a copy. :)

6 comments:

  1. Yay Becky!! How awesome is it to have something tangible to show for all of your hard work : ) Hope the editing process goes well and you are able to get it published smoothly. I cannot wait to read it!

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    1. Thanks, Meg! :) I don't want to get ahead of myself, since I thought I was pretty close to being done several months ago and then it turned out to be not even close, but there is a real sense of satisfaction in seeing it all printed out and ready to hand over to someone to read. :)

      (And as a sidenote, as I was flipping through it, I realized just how crazy it is that I keep doing this. I must *really* get some serious enjoyment out of this because that's a hell of a lot of writing!!!)

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  2. I'm a bit late and ask you to forgive me... but the new job keeps me on my toes all day, which means when I'm back home I'm just so friggin tired.

    YAYYY for getting a copy out there to hold in your hands - which sure is a great feeling.
    I haven't written anything in the past 2,5 weeks coz of aforementioned "problem", even a weekend is not enough to recover.

    Wish you a smooth way on the way to publishing your piece of art :)

    hugs
    Sasha

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    1. AND a new blog design o.0 must say the whatever-blue-ish tone is giving my eye-ache but then again I have to repeat myself: I am tired and that might be the reason for all that.

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    2. Is this better, Sasha? The other color wasn't all that bright on my monitor, but I know that everyone's screen is different and I don't want to do anything that would hinder anyone reading. Let me know if this is easier or you'd prefer it a little darker...

      A blog entry is coming soon on the new design. :) But lunch is calling first!

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    3. Yep - this is perfect :) but nothing could keep me from reading you blog ;) *slimeyslime* LOL ....only from commenting x) This really was a good sleep last night, I sooooo needed it

      Sasha

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