I’ve had the manuscript back from the editor, and when I’m not working or trying to enjoy a bit of sun, it looks like the next few days are going to be dominated with dealing with that.
The problem is, I hate reading back anything I’ve ever written – always have done. In the same way that I can’t bear to hear a recording of my own voice. So, other than the odd brief glance, I haven’t really looked at the manuscript since I finished writing it.
As with everything else I’ve ever written, I suspect that for every bit I read that I think ‘Oooh, that’s really quite smart, did I really come up with that?’; there will be at least half a dozen bits where I’m screaming: ‘IDIOT, IDIOT!’ and want to start rewriting the whole thing.
As long as I do my bit, we should be on for publication in October. Just in time for the Christmas rush (yes, it’s the perfect gift for that special someone in your life: your boss).
One early frustration has been not being able to get permissions on some minimal extracts from Business Week – basically a few headlines that sum up Kodak’s trials and tribulations. Firstly I couldn’t believe we were going to have to pay for it; and secondly I couldn’t believe the price they were asking. So – they’re not in the book, but I’ll link to them from here when it comes out.
And so to work…
