I seem to have dropped off the radar for another week.  The march to finish Wings of Fire is complete.  Marianne and I delivered the final manuscript of the anthology a few days ago.  As always seems to be the case, though, I’m waiting on a few details before we release the table of contents.  There’s still a healthy chance at least one story will be added very late in the piece, and maybe two, so I don’t want to pre-empt that. However, I’d say we should have a list to go public with in the next week.

Now the Wings of Fire is done Marianne is about to get started on cyberpunk research, while I get taxes done. Once taxes are done, then it’s our April holiday (yay!!!), most of the rest of the year will be occupied with Engineering Infinity (June), Eclipse Four (July), The Best of Joe Haldeman, and The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume 5 (November). That should see us through till December, when I think I might close the editing doors for a little while for Christmas (that’s assuming we’re on schedule!). Then it’ll be Locus end of year stuff and Under My Hat.  A busy year, but quieter than last.

With all that in mind, I actually read a book this week. I can’t tell you what it was, but I really enjoyed it.  I also picked up a few cds, and tried to watch some cricket.  Taxes, however, are most on my mind now.  How I don’t love them.