Monday, June 16, 2008

DONE! - and Happy Meadow Day

I finished Bad to the Bone! I "completed" a first draft at the end of February, but missed that feeling of elation because I never wrote the final scene. I just sort of...stopped.

But tonight, it's done! Tomorrow it'll go off to my editor and hopefully won't make her weep in despair. It's got at least one too many plot lines, but some space and feedback will help me figure out which ones stay and which ones go.

I'm taking Tuesday off, my first deliberate vacation day since December 2. Not that I'm complaining. Busy = employed. But too much of a good thing is....

OK, enough words! Say Happy Eighth Birthday to Meadow Sophia Ready, pictured here under one of our white pines (or, as Meadow thinks of them, The Tickle Trees):


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6 Comments:

Congrats on finishing and Happy 8th Birthday Meadow! :)

Posted by: Blogger Wendy at 6/17/2008 7:35 AM

All hail the Great Meadow Sophia Ready and major congrats to you, Jeri.

Cecilia

Posted by: Anonymous Anonymous at 6/17/2008 8:05 AM

Yay! Major congrats!!

And happy birthday to the perra as well.

Posted by: Blogger Ann Aguirre at 6/17/2008 10:21 AM

Happy Vacation Day to you...enjoy yourself! Way to go!!! :) Happy B-day to Meadow...maybe you should have an extra piece of cake on her behalf! :)

Kristin :)

Posted by: Blogger Kristin at 6/17/2008 10:44 AM

Congrats on finishing!!

Happy Birthday Meadow.

Enjoy your vacation day...today is our 20th anniversay...I have been married for over half my life...gosh were does the time go?

Enjoy your day...I hope it is very relaxing!!

Posted by: Blogger Lori T at 6/17/2008 11:34 AM

Meadow says thanks to all of you and please to send biscuits to the address on the contact page.

Posted by: Blogger Unknown at 6/17/2008 10:11 PM

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