Sunday, July 5, 2009

Birth of a Book


Sorry for my absence for a few days, but the reality is that when it's sunny in England, you just gotta get out there and enjoy it. So, that's what I've been doing (when it's not too hot, anyway!). The weather here has been gorgeous, and after two rubbish summers I'm ready for it! But it's significantly cooler today, so I can finally line up my thought again.

A few days ago, I had a very exciting moment: I saw all my work come together in the shape of a book! OK, it's just a proof copy for reviewers -- and the cover needs a bit more work -- but it was still pretty exciting to see the stack of papers I'd been endlessly editing take a recognisable form. The glossy black-covered book felt so foreign that when I held it in my hands, I had to remind myself that I had written it. It'll be even stranger, I'm sure, once I see 24 Hours: London in a bookstore. I can't wait until that moment!

This is a baby step, but for me it felt like a giant leap forward on the road to publishing.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations, Marsha, that is brilliant news. I wish you all the best with it!

Nancy J. Parra said...

Oh, congrats! Savor these moments for you worked hard for them. Cheers!

Marsha said...

Thank you Selma and Nancy!

Deniz Bevan said...

Congratulations!