Leaving home

[pbray]

The completed manuscript for THE FIRST BETRAYAL should arrive at Bantam today, a mere 8 days behind schedule :-)

Like a parent with a child leaving home for the first time, it's a mix of pride and anxiety, wondering if this child is ready to face the world.

Busy couple of days coming up, as I sort through the gear for the bike trip, and try to decide what I need and what I can do without. Also need to go through my TBR stack to decide which books will come with me.

Reading: Finished CURSE THE DARK by Laura Anne Gilman, the second book in her Retrievers series. Much of the book takes places during a heat wave in New York, which gave it a certain resonance during the record heat.

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[tryslora]

So I'm curious... I know I've seen a bit from watching and listening to arcaedia but I don't know the answer to this for sure, so I'll ask (and try to stop babbling).

You're sending it in... next they read, request changes, you go through it, there's a proof involved somewhere, and final edits... when do you expect this to actually hit the shelves? And how much of a break do you get before starting the next book?