TIN and MAGIC
Tuesday I sent in the revisions on my next steampunk book, TIN SWIFT.
Yesterday I got news from my editor that she was very happy with the changes. Which means that other than a few additions/subtractions in copy edits, and then wee changes in proofs, TIN SWIFT is mostly ready to go.
This is very exciting to me. One, because TIN SWIFT was a challenging book to write in the time constraints of the deadline (the steampunk books write slower and revise slower for me, due to the research involved).
Two, because it was so crazy fun to write this story and see how the characters would find their way in this American West world of steam, airships, monsters, witches, curses, love, and oh, yes…revenge. I’m so glad my editor had fun with it too!
And now I am back at working on the next Allie Beckstrom book, MAGIC FOR A PRICE. I’m having a lot of fun on this book too! The difference here, is it is the close of the nine-book series.
When I first got the news that I’d sold the first book in the Allie series, I toasted the sale with my amazing first readers, friends, and family. I think I need to start a tradition of how to celebrate the end of a series too.
Any suggestions? Should I make a special dinner, fly a lantern, buy a gift? What would you do to celebrate?
7 Comments
Jennzah
have a huge party! also, very excited to read TIN SWIFT! i read DEAD IRON twice last summer and loved ít! 🙂
mundanename
I would throw a party at Get Mugged of course. No umbrellas allowed and everyone would be required to come via taxi.
😉
April V.
Yes, a coffee and chocolate party. Everyone brings a different flavor of coffee and some chocolate creation of some sort. Yum.
J. Harpster
End of a good series? Personally I do the double strong mug of my favorite cocoa with biscotti for dunking. But that’s more of a while I’m reading it thing……:D
Dawn Young
I would gather my closest family and friends together, the people who had supported me during the entire writing process from conception of the ideas through the final word on the last page of the last book. We would talk, share a good meal, reminisce about the entire journey of what went into creating the book(s) and how we felt going through the whole process. I would make it a celebration, and end on a high note with Black and White cake from Konditorei. 🙂
Atzimba
Have a dinner party with the same people you celebrated the first book with 🙂 It would also be cool to fly a lantern too though … so I would say do both!
Casi
I just finished the first one, and now I have to wait months for the second one. I’m going to be tearing my hair out in crazy town before it comes out.