Shameless

So we've gotten together a (mostly) finished proof/reader copy of the book. Thanks to me, it was highly imperfect in regards to spacing, pagination, line length, and the like, but what's done is done right? Emily had a few copies bound and send out to potential folks who could offer some kind words for use on the cover of our book, or puffs as they're known in the industry (new knowledge to me, but what of this process isn't?).

There's something of this whole process that smacks of humiliation, but I don't imagine that's unique to this book, but more a simple and true part of putting out a stack of paper which basically just contains your opinions of the world and asking people to care what you've said and how you've said it. At a certain point, you've got to accept the inherent humility, as we are now, and ask people to graciously give their names and praise to our good cause of art.

So we're in a bit of stasis right now waiting for response from the 'names' who'll possibly be heaping praise upon us, but after the good word arrives, the steps towards completion (layout, design, printing) should really be off and running. Sit tight, everyone.