Just got an email from my editor. Books are in! He's sending some copies to me today. I feel like an expectant father. Cigars for everyone!
UPDATE 3:01 PM:
Three books arrived and they still have that new book smell! I've only ever seen the book in pieces in a way - A PDF of the cover design, the book's pages printed out on regular computer paper, the galley with its non-descript cover - so this is a huge thrill. There, on the back of the book, next to a bio, is my smiling mug. The cover looks even better in real-life than it does on a computer screen and I can now picture it really standing out on a table of wedding books or on a shelf. If I were at home instead of in an office - where I'm doing another temporary freelance gig for a show for The History Channel - I'd be bouncing off the walls. Seeing as how I'm new here, however, and don't want to freak out my fellow cubicleians, I'll opt for the alternative of quiet, enthusiasm expressed on a blog.
So exciting! When you have a real baby, that can be your next book: "The Expectant Groom."
(I'm bouncing off walls myself. The crossword documentary "Wordplay" made it to competition at Sundance, and I'll be going out there next month.)
Posted by: Ellen at December 5, 2005 05:20 PMcan't wait to see it in my local borders. congratulations.
Posted by: joe at December 6, 2005 10:51 AMI did not say that (Ellen did!!) I am so excited for you, can't wait for my copy to come. Mazel Tov!
MOB