What’s Happening
I’ve been slammed with work and fun for the past few days. Time to give folks an update. First, my editor Patrick Nielsen-Hayden won best professional editor, long form at the WorldCon. I wanted to offer my congratulations. Patrick has made my return to the world of books a wonderful experience with his thoughtful notes and guidance as I strove to improve THE EDGE OF REASON.
Which was the next leg of the busy holiday weekend. I recieved the copy edited manuscript of EDGE OF REASON, and had to get it back to New York by tomorrow. I had a very professional and respectful copy editor. I only had to write “stet” three times in the entire manuscript. His questions were thoughtful and helpful and I even added a line of text to talk more deeply about the role of music in my universe.
I was also writing like crazy on OUTPOST to try and get the script completed before I return to Farmington tomorrow. Ian and I had moved well into Act Three, but I wanted to get it done so we could send it on to my manager for his notes, and then out to the networks.
In addition I threw a birthday party for Carl on Friday night. We had a lot to celebrate. Carl has landed a job with one of the largest architectural firms in the world, working on the largest privately funded construction project in the western hemisphere. He will be working with five of the world’s top architects. This is his dream job and I couldn’t be happier for him. The down side is that he will be living in Las Vegas for the next few years. Still, it’s a very big win.
We had Biblical rains on Saturday that started to wash out the driveway so Sunday we built erosion control dams. It was hard damn work, but I feel more secure now. We also found the access panels for the cisterns so we can get the drip irrigation set up. I’m finally going to have _landscaping_ Yah!
Tomorrow I’m heading back to Farmington at 6:00 am. Oh, joy. I’m hoping my next two trips will be out to L.A. to talk about OUTPOST and to look for my new horse.
Melinda
September 5th, 2007 at 1:08 am
Very busy indeed!
Carl’s job sounds like quite the coup — congratulations to him. I’m guessing it’s part of the CityCenter project?
September 5th, 2007 at 5:11 am
Happy Birthday to Carl, and many, many congratulations on the new position! It sounds like an incredible opportunity.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:11 am
Great news about Carl and about the book and the script. I would not wish living in Las Vegas on anyone–a city which still condones smoking everywhere is hard to take. That doesn’t even count the heat. Nevertheless, what a great opportunity and career move. Happy birthday and good luck to him. We hope to see you soon.
Oh, be sure to read the article in Vanity Fair about the media’s coverage of Al Gore’s presidential campaign. 7 years late and a dollar short, but it’s good to see. And did you see Keith Olbermann last night?
September 5th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
Good luck with OUTPOST. Have you found a horse already, or willl you go looking?
Btw, here’s a fun test someone set up on that site that spreads tests over blogs and journals on a regular basis.
I scored House Lannister.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:23 pm
Fun party, by the way, Melinda. It’s always a pleasure to see your beautiful, if remote, house… 8-).
And it was great to see Carl finally get some of the recognition he deserves.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:23 pm
Oh, and PS: do you want a blurb for THE EDGE OF REASON?
September 6th, 2007 at 7:49 pm
Yes, it is indeed the City Center project. He’s very excited.
Olbermann — yes, I heard his wonderful comment, but it won’t make any difference because we have a virtual dictator in the White House. I don’t want to wish my life away, but January 2009 can’t come soon enough.
Thanks for the offer, Steve. Let me talk to Patrick and see how many more blurbs he might want.