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Janice Anne Wheeler's avatar

Well whoa that was unexpected and quite a lesson for me, I had not heard such monkey tales. I'm aboard with your take that they should stay wild for sure. Most animals are far, far stronger than we give them credit for! I'm way behind on my reading, Michael, and hope to have a bit of breathing room soon. ! Hope you are fabulous. Books in hand yet? That's probably the same questions as "Where will you go now that you're in the water//"....progress is progress. ~J

Michael Taylor's avatar

I’m currently doing the third proof review, which means re-reading every page, word by word, making corrections as I go in a separate file — not on the actual proof. I thought I was done after the first two, but keep finding things to fix — small things, but big enough to bother me.

If this round of corrections works out — which I won’t know until doing yet another proof review — I’ll have BB print up a single copy for me to inspect. I want to make sure the cover looks right in real life rather than on a screen, and if THAT all works out, I’ll pull the trigger on a small print run.

At this point I feel a distinct kinship with Sisyphus…

Enjoy the open seas in your beautiful boat — and congratulations on finally getting her back in the water. I’ll bet that’s a truly wonderful feeling.

Peter McLennan's avatar

There's good reason why it's a Hollywood aphorism that the three toughest things to shoot are kids food and animals.