Tuesday backtowork

But, the manuscript has been shipped to Editor.

Printing proved a bit of an adventure.

( Printing TMI )

End-of-book feeling is just now starting to hit. The fact that while I had to print last night, I didnt have to write. That I don't have to write tonight, that this story that has been living in my head for three years is finally, *finally* down on paper. I didn't get a real sense of closure with this book since I wrote it out of sequence. Even ending with the Epilogue didn't help. Never got a good sense of The End. Now, two days after the fact, I think I finally may be getting it.

Tuesday backtowork

But, the manuscript has been shipped to Editor.

Printing proved a bit of an adventure.

( Printing TMI )

End-of-book feeling is just now starting to hit. The fact that while I had to print last night, I didnt have to write. That I don't have to write tonight, that this story that has been living in my head for three years is finally, *finally* down on paper. I didn't get a real sense of closure with this book since I wrote it out of sequence. Even ending with the Epilogue didn't help. Never got a good sense of The End. Now, two days after the fact, I think I finally may be getting it.

thanks to all for the congrats!

It's almost as though the baby's finally popped out...except for no diaperage and stuff...

thanks to all for the congrats!

It's almost as though the baby's finally popped out...except for no diaperage and stuff...

Post-book rewards

Question for the house--how do you reward yourself after you've completed a book/major work? If you're not a writer, any major work-related project would count.

A friend on another list asked how I planned to reward myself for wrapping up this puppy. Book-related rewards didn't count--the joy of having finished it, of seeing it on the shelves, etc. It had to be a non-book itself related reward.

I'm guessing that the vacuum cleaner I bought yesterday doesn't count.

I do have a history of end-of-book rewards to self. Sometimes it's jewelry--a Laurie Edison piece, usually. Sometimes, it's a new computer, and while I do see a MacBook in my future, I don't want to get it while I still have warranty time on the iBook.

I am actually considering upgrading the iBook RAM and installing an Airport card so I can use wireless internet when I travel. I could even install wireless in my house, but that's still at the *let's think about it* stage.

Post-book rewards

Question for the house--how do you reward yourself after you've completed a book/major work? If you're not a writer, any major work-related project would count.

A friend on another list asked how I planned to reward myself for wrapping up this puppy. Book-related rewards didn't count--the joy of having finished it, of seeing it on the shelves, etc. It had to be a non-book itself related reward.

I'm guessing that the vacuum cleaner I bought yesterday doesn't count.

I do have a history of end-of-book rewards to self. Sometimes it's jewelry--a Laurie Edison piece, usually. Sometimes, it's a new computer, and while I do see a MacBook in my future, I don't want to get it while I still have warranty time on the iBook.

I am actually considering upgrading the iBook RAM and installing an Airport card so I can use wireless internet when I travel. I could even install wireless in my house, but that's still at the *let's think about it* stage.