Advanced Bound Manuscripts are here
Very excited tonight. Came home from work to find a package from my publisher, Tor. Inside were several copies of my novel, in the Advanced Bound Manuscript stage.
The purpose of ABMs (not anti-ballistic missles) is to gather blurbs from other writers, or so I’m told.
Me, I thought it was to make the author very, very happy.
Advanced Bound Manuscripts
As a first time novelist, this is big stuff. Just holding a bound version of my work is daunting. They are not joking. No one is going to show up at my house with a camera and a van full of laughing friends and tell me it was all one of those new, cruel reality television shows.
This calls for a celebration. I’m thinking pizza.
Comments
Brenda CooperAugust/28th/2009 6:18 pm
Congrats John — yes, that does feel good. It even feels good several novels in – really.
Joe KindollAugust/28th/2009 6:36 pm
Congrats John…well deserved. Looking forward to purchasing a copy soon.
JohnAugust/29th/2009 3:07 pm
Yeah, been at this a long time. Can you believe it will be 19 years since we first sat in that political science class together?
adminSeptember/8th/2009 3:14 pm
Just a quick test of the threaded comments. You can ignore, John.
adminSeptember/8th/2009 3:15 pm
Another quick test.
Eric G.August/28th/2009 6:38 pm
John, that is fantastic. Congrats. First of many, I hope, and I look forward to buying it.
JohnAugust/29th/2009 3:06 pm
I’m deep into book two of the three book contract. I’ll finish all three before book one hits the book stores.
Hopefully they’ll want more just like ‘em.
David PittsAugust/28th/2009 8:07 pm
That just rocks!
I so look forward to reading it!
JohnAugust/29th/2009 3:05 pm
I look forward for it being available for people to read.
Dan BergAugust/28th/2009 8:41 pm
Wow!That is so cool.
JohnAugust/29th/2009 3:04 pm
And tonight, you can even hold them in your own little hands.
HgAugust/29th/2009 7:26 am
Woo hoo!! Excellent!
JohnAugust/29th/2009 3:04 pm
I’m pleased!