29 August 2009

It's All Over And I'm Standing Pretty, I Mean Twitchy...


Well folks, it's official. I actually finished Over At the Castle, the sequel to Boni Ashburn's Hush, Little Dragon. I honestly never thought I'd get there, but thank bejesus I did. The end of a book is a momentous occasion. You feel a pressure lifted off your shoulders and you can wipe your desk clean. But, typically because I have a tendency to stockpile my workloads, the end of a book equals more stress. You have to scan all of the work, wrap, and then box it all for delivery. All nighters are the norm before driving/sending a book to NYC. One (of the many perks) to being married (which mean insta-studiognome) is that they will gleefully scan all the images FOR you. It's AWESOME. You have no idea how much time it saved. I am uber thankful. So, without further ado, I will give you the final image of the book, and it's an exact representation to how I felt the moment it was finished.


NEXT!

8 comments:

tamara said...

Can't wait for this to hit the bookshelves...my 2-year old , Jack, absolutely LOVED the first one!

Thanks for sharing your gift with the world...

joannamatuck said...

its nice to kno when i get married i will also get a slave out of the deal! hahaha
talk about killing two birds with one stone!
congrats on the finished book, it looks great from a distance

Nina Crittenden said...

Congrats!!! It looks amazing! And I LOVE how you decorated the box!

Anonymous said...

Congrats on finishing your book! I totally echo your sentiments about having a wonderful spouse to do the scanning. What would we do without them? :)

Love the decorated box as well!

ChatRabbit said...

Congratulations on getting that one done- I looks beautiful! Now, git out there and enjoy your half-hour of freedom before the NEXT project!

Unknown said...

That is a beautiful sight, though my dogs would not sleep nearby, they would come over, walk all over the pics and prolly try to eat them! Congrats in finishing!!

Chad W. Beckerman said...

The book turn out to be a delight! Thanks for hanging in there.

Christopher Denise said...

Congratulations!!!