Mail Call

[rolanni]

Today brought Eddie the FedEx Guy, bearing two boxes of Korval’s Game, containing Liaden Universe® novels Plan B and I Dare. Good grief, that’s a handful of book. Never mind stunning a small poodle, you could brain a mastiff with this thing.

A little later in the day, Steve reported that the Street Snail had arrived, and cuddled between the New Yorker and a sale flyer from J C Penney were two envelopes — one from Baen, and one from Madame the Agent’s home office.

The Baen envelope contained a check for “Intelligent Design.” Hard to find a nicer way to say, “It’s accepted,” than popping the check right into the mail.

The envelope from Madame the Agent contained royalty statements from Ace. Since Ace is no longer supposed to be selling our books — a proposition that this paperwork supports — it’s a little difficult to understand why they’re sending royalty statements.  Still, it’s nice to be remembered.

Hereabouts, it’s raining, having just changed over from snow, and the deck, Steve tells me, is coated in ice. Winter can get over any time now, ‘k?

And I. . .should be working on George, but the day-job ate my brain. Well. Maybe I’ll go curl up on the couch with a yellow pad and make notes. That counts as writing.

Doesn’t it?

Originally published at Sharon Lee, Writer. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[berneynator.livejournal.com]

The size is simultaneously the worst and best part of omnibus editions. On the one hand, two (or three) books in one! But on the other, they are much less handy for carrying around, as I prefer to do. I like them for reading copies, but for my very favorites I prefer to have individual copies for ease of transportation. Needless to say, I have both omnibus and singe copies of all Lee and Miller books, where available.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

I got royalty statements from DRAGON'S TEETH from Ace, which has been Out Of Print for a while . . .

[cailleuch.livejournal.com]

Notes on yellow pad certainly counts as writing. For me it is sketches on any flat "made from paper thing" that counts. Some of my best work can be the doodles, notes and thoughts before I actually commit anything to pixel.

[(Anonymous)]

Burton in Montreal

Think the Ace royalties is from stock that is still in the wild. What ever is out in the wild will either be sold for the benefit of the cats or return to the publisher. Since most bookstore scan the barcode to record a sale, the publisher should a fairly good idea of how many books a particular author gotten sold during a fiscal period.

Still waiting for Skyblaze to make an appearance.

[(Anonymous)]

Skyblaze arrived in Orlando, FL this weekend. So watch the skies!

Susan in Orlando, FL

[claire774.livejournal.com]

Slyblaze arrived yesterday. Thanks very much. Woo Hoo! Yes making notes on George counts. Well imo. Hope those royalties keep showing up.
C.