I finished dealing with the editorial comments on my manuscript and delivered the revised text back to the editor today. She’s traveling somewhere tomorrow and wanted to have this in hand so she could read on the fly, so to speak. I spent a fair amount of time with the manuscript, editing it several different ways. I think it’s in pretty good shape, and I addressed all of the outstanding issues, so I expect she’ll be happy.
I also got good news about the upcoming MWA anthology. Though the specified date for the end of submissions is March 15th, this Sunday, I received confirmation from the MWA today that as long as it is postmarked by the 16th it’ll be good. That gives me several more days to finalize the story than I thought I had. I was planning to try to get it out in the mail tomorrow but now I can wait until the weekend, at least.
I’m going to be in Austin for a four-day training session next week. My Storytellers Unplugged essay is due up on Tuesday, so I’ll either have to post it from my remote location or get it done and on the dashboard this weekend with a time-release. I still have no idea what I’m going to write about. Any suggestions? I’m taking requests!
House was interesting this week. A guy with a disease that essentially prevented him from lying and also seemed to compel him to speak the truth even when he knew it was hurtful. Sort of like House, in other words, although he’s been known to lie on many occasions. I wasn’t going to take on another new series, but since The Closer is done for the season I guess it was a fair trade to pick up Castle on Monday nights. I like the premise–crime writer tags along with attractive female detective to research his next series of novels. Nathan Fillion is the epitome of charming and roguish, and the chemistry with his female counterpart is very good, based on the first episode. Also, it’s not all about him. Sure, he has the mayor on speed dial and plays golf with the judges, but she’s no dummy either, and is able to go toe-to-toe with him most of the time, although she’s got to learn not to trust him an inch before long or he’s going to make a fool out of her. Good supporting cast, although the precocious daughter who’s more mature than the parent is a cliché we could do without seeing yet again.
