i'm done

I just turned in the final chapter of the ancient civs book. All I can say is...

I'm done, I'm done, I'm done done done done done, done done done done-done-doooone... (Sung to the tune of the "Dallas" theme song.)

This weekend I'll start catching up on the outside word, so expect comments on your blogs, or at least a uptick in page views.

Whooofuckinghooo! I'm off to pour myself a glass of wine.

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  1. James Redekop22 July 2005 at 15:30

    Done, and on deadline! Congratulations. When do you start the next one? ;)

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  2. laura k22 July 2005 at 15:53

    Thank you! Actually... when I turned in the last chapter, my editor offered me another book. Yay!

    The reason I'm so psyched about these books is that they could save me from a full-time "day-job" in Canada. Which in turn means I'll have more time to write them.

    This is writing work I enjoy which also pays well - the two seldom go together for me. Between these books and some magazine work, I could just temp between writing gigs. It would be very nice.

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  3. Anonymous22 July 2005 at 16:06

    Congratulations! Do you know what the title will be yet so we can take a look at it when it comes out?

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  4. Marnie23 July 2005 at 04:13

    Congratulations! That's great news about the new book.

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  5. laura k23 July 2005 at 09:40

    Thanks guys. Dean: I don't know yet, but you can be sure I'll post a picture as soon as I see it in print.

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  6. David Cho23 July 2005 at 09:57

    Will there be book signing tours?

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  7. Anonymous23 July 2005 at 10:09

    Great news! Hope it turned out well!

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  8. laura k23 July 2005 at 10:21

    Will there be book signing tours?

    Ha ha, no, I'm afraid not. In fact you'll not notice it out there in the world at all. But with any luck, some 9-year-old will marvel at what people accomplished in ancient times - maybe be moved to go online and read more - maybe dream of visiting the ruins of ancient cities, and maybe one day do that... I'd like to think so, anyway.

    Hope it turned out well!

    I guess it did, since I've been offered another book in the series. A big relief! I had been handing in chapters as I went along, and had gotten some positive feedback, but you never really know. Now I can relax.

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