Publishing insights

newbabel chats about his experiences with publishing here.

In unrelated alarming news, right after the loss of the left cursor key, my h key seems to be having difficulties. I really don't feel like replacing the keyboard on this computer, but nothing else, saving beating computer manufacturers on the head, seems to be coming to mind as a long term a response. (I'd love to try writing without an "h" but I'm not sure that would actually work - look how many words in this post alone need an "h." Such a little letter, h, so quiet, so supportive, so hushed when it makes its own appearance not helping to transform other sounds. You'd think it would be delighted to vanish on a little vacation and remain unnoticed. But apparently not.)

Oz blogging: The Shaggy Man of Oz

Oz blogging continues with The Shaggy Man of Oz. A bit of a comedown, this one, after the previous, very good Oz book.

I can't believe I'm almost through with all forty books. It's been a project.

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In other news, mere days after the pain in my ring finger entirely vanished, I managed to drop a large, heavy object right on my toe (no, not a cat). I don't think it's broken - it's barely showing a bruise - and the pain is already fading, but my various digits and I are eyeing one another warily at the moment.

In cheerier news, I have made my trike EVEN COOLER, partly by finally getting around to replacing the trike tires today. (Yes, yes, I was going to do that in November, but that's not the point now, is it?) They rolled out, big, bouncing, beautiful, and were put on, with a little less big, bouncing, beautiful groaning (that trike is a tank, and is not particularly lightweight.)

ZOOM!

And mostly by putting on little red lights that pop on and off when I pedal. (This is to replace the reflecting things on the fenders since the rear fenders never really recovered from the whole truck experience and besides didn't fit with the considerably improved, larger, smoother tires.) I liked them so much that I just spun them merrily. Then, a life-changing moment:

"They have them in purple."

SO THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY.

Bless you, oh people that make LED thingies. Flashing purple lights. Also, ZOOM! If I'd known what a difference the tires would make (these are not the same type that originally came with the trike) I would have gotten them in November. ZOOM.