Because I got so far behind on this book (due to viruses—both me and my computer), we're working on a really tight schedule. Today—Final typesetting done and e-mailing "bluelines" to authors. Authors, normally you'd have a couple of proofs and a few weeks to get back to me, but check your e-mail first thing in the morning and get back to me by Wednesday afternoon. Thursday ...

... a harpoon and flying gaff on the ready but didn't get to use either. Sunrise we are pretty close to the blueline hole near the 300 line so try there. Didn't find the bluelines there but was loaded with BSB. Dang...this would have been an epic BSB trip but decide to not keep fishing there as it's just too hard to release nice knotheads. Head back to the canyon for ...

... FICTION: The notion of publishing as a way of making money. Please note: Tom's Glossary is funniest if you already know the publishing term in question. For example, his definition for "Bluelines" is "A signal for the author to begin rewriting." Which is hilarious/painful if you know what blues are already--they're the printer's absolute final press-ready copy of ...

... a big dose of learning and a lot of persistence. What Hasn’t Changed Here are some of the things that haven’t changed a bit from the time of $100 cover proofs, bluelines that smelled like ammonia, and Ronald Reagan, the movie star president: *You need a rationale to publish your book—I followed Dan Poynter’s outline for publishing because it fit my situation pretty well ...

... person says he has the largest collection of matryoshka images. Love these Trish Grantham dolls :-) Here's some more by her and Amy Ruppel Urban Debris' blog entry on matryoshkas and Bluelines' blog entry Nightmare Before Christmas nesting dolls and Halloween nesting cats and pumpkins Ben Newman's Monstrous Nesting Dolls and Miss Monster's Nesting dolls - I love Ben Newman ...