Well, my break went well in case you were wondering. I’ve had a few days off of doing nothing (other than recharging) and that may well continue for a little while. Apologies to those still waiting for things from me – I AM on it.
But I wasn’t ONLY doing nothing. Nope. No siree. There was some work that needed to be done, and some meetings I had to go to – and as a result of those I’m very pleased to be able to say that, yesterday, we (me, Caroline Smailes and Darren Craske) were able to deliver the finished manuscript (including illustrations) of Freaks! to our publisher, the very wonderful Friday Project. That makes me happy – I’m very proud of what we’ve done, but I’m a little nervous too and very much hoping they like it. But mostly, I’m very happy.
It’s been a lot of hard work for all concerned. 50 stories. 50 illustrations. Hard work but fun. And to celebrate I wandered into town yesterday evening and treated myself to a couple of beers because, if there’s one thing I’ve learned, moments like that don’t happen very often (3 books in 5 years) and I think it’s important to mark them in some way – even if it’s on your own, relaxing with a beer (because no-one else really gets it, or because they get snooty when they see someone else having a bit of success), or watching a really cool 1963 Doctor Who serial, or eating cake (and yes, I did all three which, interestingly, has resulted in my having a rather unexpected crush on Susan Foreman).
So there we go. More from me soon.
Meanwhile…
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Glad you got to celebrate and have a little break. Very exciting news about Freaks! I'm looking forward to reading it. 🙂
Congratulations on completing 'Freaks.' Beer and cake – a winning combination!
Wow wow – old old Doctor who! I'm a pertwee fan meself!Glad you had some "time off" and congrats on finishing! Look forward to seeing it.
Glad you had a chance to celebrate but I still hope we get to celebrate together some time soon. Here's hoping Mr Publisher likes our creation x
Fantastic! Well done and congrats. Glad you were able to take a moment to savour it all.
Congrats to you, Caroline and Darren on completing the manuscript. Great news as I can't wait to read this. And William Hartnell is very cool. Would be nice to have an older Doctor again at some point.
Thanks Emma!
Clair – it certainly was!
Thanks Freya! And yep, oooold Doctor Who's ace. JP was very cool too!
Caroline – I'm sure we will. We'll have to get something sorted! And yes, fingers crossed Mr Publisher likes!
Thanks Sue! I'm glad too – as I said, these moments don't come around all that often and taking a moment to say, well done, Nik you got through it, is important 😉
Thanks Dan. An older Doctor – yeah, that would be cool. I do think MAtt Smith's doing a good job though, must say!
Congratulations, that's very exciting! And yes, 3 books in 5 years is quite an achievement.
Thank you