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It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.
You got that right, Mr. Dickens! Yesterday, while slogging my way through the copy edit from Hell, my blood pressure sky-rocketed. I am not exaggerating. Halfway through the edit, I had to leave for a doctor's appointment, and -- as doctors are known to do -- mine took my blood pressure. It was 160/90. The copy edit was clearly bad for my health. Wine and salt may also have been contributing factors, but I'm laying the blame on the copy edit.
But it's done now, and I'm hoping my blood pressure is returning to normal. Unless, of course, elation is capable of eliciting the same effects as anger and frustration, because at this moment I am ecstatic! My copies of Return to Bone Tree Hill were just delivered -- two weeks early!! Whoever heard of a book being published ahead of schedule? Well, this one was, and it looks terrific! I couldn't be happier. (Check out the trailer for the book. It's on the home page of my website.)
This is my second published book in as many weeks. At the end of February, Pharaohs and Foot Soldiers was released. I haven't even had a chance to soak that one in, and now I have another. Yahoo!
But I'm still working hard. I spoke with one of my publishers today about the proposal I had submitted for a new non-fiction book. Except for some tweaking here and there, it seems to be on target, so with a little luck I'll be up to my ears in research again very soon. Who doesn't love that? In addition, I'm busy trying to finish what I hope will be another book in the Currents Hi-Lo series from Orca Books.
I'm writing as fast as I can, people. So, if you just keep on reading, we should be good to go.