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Well, just got a message from my editor that her staff liked the concept and that they were ready to offer me a contract. If everything goes ok we'll have the book on sale for Christmas '08, 300 pages, $19.95. Is this cool or what?! Now I need to negotiate the rights, terms, and all other money/legal stuff. Awesome. Just awesome.

Работы, конечно, будет немеряно... Вот уж, действительно, охота пуще неволи. Все равно, ураааааааа!

Party on!

300 pages in 5 months means 60 pages a month, means 2 pages a day.

Party on!

хайку. Кобаяши Исса. Kobayashi Issa 1795

藤咲くや順礼の声鳥の声
fuji saku ya junrei no koe tori no koe

wisteria in bloom--
voices of pilgrims
voices of birds

translated by David Lanoue

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