Up the irons

Printed the last of the eight copies Sunday for the pre-submit readers. But before doing that I did some reading of my own. Actually reading my copy start to end took six hours; your results may vary. I edited a few awkward sentences, adjusted some punctuation goofs, and dropped one paragraph. The cuts totaled a net loss of 107 words – not too shabby. The pre-submit readers are getting essentially the same manuscript I read on Saturday, which is very much the manuscript that wrapped on November 1, 2005.

Monday is all about distribution. The Wife whisked some copies away; I dropped a few off at people’s homes last night. One leaves by post for the Heartland this morning. The final package is being picked up at my place. At this point, everything about the process is beyond my control. It’s time for new challenges.

This is the last entry about the book for awhile. Back to amusing entries – I hope – again.

3 thoughts on “Up the irons

  • November 7, 2005 at 11:26 am
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    God speed The Eight…..I am excited to one read the whole completed works through, and to get some of the feedback from other readers, I need validation at this point as much as Sam probably does!!!

  • November 7, 2005 at 12:33 pm
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    *kicks ground* :^( i didnt get one

  • November 8, 2005 at 10:25 am
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    Much thanks to the Wife. Hopefully The Eight like what they read, and have suggestions on how to fix what they don’t.

    Sorry Hippie J, but with the hurricanes headed your way, heavy winds might carry those pages to an imploded trailer park. They are not FEMA approved. ;)

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