School Back in Session

Okay, I'm back in the classroom, and the week was well spent. I am about 3/5 through the manuscript, and feel real good about it. So I figure I can wrap up the final 2/5 this week and send it back. And that will be a milestone for The Vase. Because the last two times I wrapped up the edits and sent it back, things fell apart. Not Killer of Killers, but with The Vase. The first time I sent back my response to edits, Virtual Tales folded. The second time I sent back edits, Cogito was being disrupted by internal conflicts, and it was the people handling my book that were the ones who quit the company. So now it's Penumbra, and I sure hope that it pans out this time. I am confident it will. But I've got to wrap it up first, and then we'll talk.

One of the things I have already raved about is that they are really "owning" that book. Especially Grayson, one of the top editors over there, and boy does he know his stuff. He is really picky, and I am glad he is. I wanted that. Because every little thing that he is picky about, makes the manuscript better, and that's what I want. Sure sometimes it can be a little brutal. Writers, like any artist, like to be complimented. They want to hear how good they are. They don't like to be criticized. But I'm beyond that, thankfully. Look, the book is getting published. I want every little thing perfect. Every detail perfect. And with The Vase, it's happening. Stay tuned.