Shipping off to London

It looks like it's definitely going to happen.  My company is going to be sending me to work in their London office for a few weeks in June.  From there, I expect to go to India in July.  I'm not really going to get into my level of excitement for this trip since I think it's obvious.  Instead, I'm going to write about a vow I made to myself regarding my summer business trips.

I will complete the first draft of my second novel by the time I return from India.

It's only a first draft and I know I went through over twenty drafts for my debut novel Alorya.  I don't think I'll be as cautious for my second book as I was my first, so I'll probably only make ten drafts.  :-)

The reason for my caution is simple - Once it's out, it's out.  If it's worth putting your name on it, it's worth taking the time to make it as good as you can possibly make it.

Publishing Timeline









I suspect we are nearly there, so I wanted to share with you a set of tentative dates as to when Alorya will finally be published.

By the way, I just had a couple fortune cookies and had the best fortunes!
1 - The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
2 - All your hard work will soon pay off.

I submitted my first proof revisions yesterday morning, so this is what I think the timeline will look like.
11/1 - 11/4 - Finalize Proof.  This leads to the book distribution process.  (Actually, finalized 11/14)
11/7 - 11/21 - Book Distribution. 

I have said I wanted to do a publishing party and I certainly will.  It will be in Staten Island and most likely will be in December, but if worse comes to worst, it can be pushed out to January 2012.