3 May 2013
I’m currently 46,000 words into a manuscript which has been thirty-six years in the making, and counting. Having carefully selected the publisher most likely to consider it favourably and received a knock-back from them, I ought now to be chasing others but I have more pressing stuff getting in the way - research for a follow-up to my Lessons from History book. It’s about the Georgian new towns of the Highlands and Islands and my plan is to visit all of those I’ve selected for detailed scrutiny. It’s going to be a labour of love, but the visiting bit will wait until the weather allows, meanwhile I’m reading and cogitating - multi-tasking even.
by Unknown - 08:06 on 07 September 2013
Schedule agreed by my publisher now gives me another twelve months to complete the manuscript. Amazing how a deadline can focus the mind. Now my big decision is whether or not to upgrade to a MacBook Pro with a retina display. It's very tempting and should be much more affordable later this month when the new models come in and Apple start to offer last year's 'refurbished' ones. I know, I know, I'll never get my money back from writing books, but I've forgotten how to use a pen and paper.
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