Tired.  I was just thinking about what kind of metrics I’d post on this blog, if I were a metrics-posting type: stories read, words edited, books completed? I dunno.

This week is turning into a good news week, mostly stuff that I’m not getting round to telling you about. Monday I came home to a finished copy of The Starry Rift. It feels like I have been working on this project forever.  My memory is notoriously crap, but I’m pretty sure that it was at Noreascon in September of 2004 when I met up with Sharyn November to sign the contracts and toast our newest venture.  That means we probably were discussing the book in February of 2004 – four years from proposal to book. God!  Well, it’s here and it’s beautiful. Viking have done a lovely job with it, and it will be headed out into the world over the next month or so. Reviews are starting to trickle in: they’re mostly very positive, which is lovely, but you keep waiting for them to kick your baby.  A review comes along, and you’re smiling and wincing at the same time.  Well, whatever happens out there, I’m proud of the book and feel like I’ve done all that I can on it.

That, of course, means that it’s time for Sharyn and I to discuss our next venture.  I’ve got a proposal for a book with her now, and I’m betting if we can get things worked out we could have it in shops in 2010. That’d be cutting two years off the process, which would be swell .

The other news is that my travel plans for the year are becoming clearer.  After lengthy discussions here at the home office, I’m going to be headed to Denver for WorldCon after all.  While World Fantasy will always be my first love, and while I will be in Calgary, I’ve persuaded the family to do without me for the ten days that it’ll take to make the journey to Oakland then Denver, and home. It should be a lot of fun.  I’m hoping to catch up with everyone, though I may miss a few people. If you’re going to be there, let me know and maybe we’ll get to catch up.

I’ve read some books lately, listened to music, watched a few things, and basically been busy, so more soon…