The notice from Ridan is waiting for my books to be delivered here so we can ship them. It should be going out in the next day or so. I’m actually jumping the gun on the announcement a bit.

Your pre-order? I’m not sure because it depends on where you pre-ordered it. If you got one from Ridan, it’ll be shipping as soon as the books get her to put into the mailers. If you ordered from Amazon, check your order status. It might have shipped already.

As for a “big opening day push” — that’s my choice so if you’ve been let down there, it’s my fault. I didn’t want to put the kind of pressure on my fans that comes when everybody’s sayin’ “Oh you HAVE to go buy it TODAY!!” So I decided to fore-go that.

You can buy it when it’s convenient. I’m here for the long haul and I’d just as soon have a good solid roll out over several days – or even weeks – rather than all at once and then a precipitous drop off.

But … feel free to tweet, post, blog, and generally spread the word as much as you like on your own.

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve listened to the “Share” series and have always wanted a print copy as well.

Congratulations Nathan.

I feel your pain. I find it amazing how long it takes to edit a novel. Those who haven’t been through the process often have misconceptions. People think editing either means looking for typos, or a monstrous process wherein an editor cuts out or rewrites whole sections trouncing the writer’s work. I was just as apprehensive when I received the edits to my first novel, wondering how much legal power I had after signing the contract. I mean if they really messed something up, could I stop them? Luckily, editors—at least the ones I’ve dealt with—are extremely careful and often treat my prose with far more reverence than I do. But it does take a long time. I wrote my first book in one month, it took a full year to edit, and in the end, after passing through the hands of no less than five editors, there were still a few mistakes that needed to be corrected in the second printing.

In the end, I found it all to be worth it. The extra word-polish might not be something a reader will point to, or notice anymore than a slightly cleaner directional microphone, but you know the overall experience will be better for the reader/listener even if they can’t define exactly why.

Still looking forward to that lunch on Thursday.

If it’s a choice between re-reading QS or writing a new book, I’m writing the new one. Audio production takes a lot of time and energy, even with a single read.