Friday, June 12, 2009

A Highly Satisfying Moment

I just emailed the last few corrections to the publisher and tossed the galley proofs of Working Dogs of Texas into the tattered cardboard file box full of manuscript drafts, notebooks, interviews, correspondence, clippings, and magazine articles dating back to 2003, when Wyman Meinzer and I first started talking about collaborating on a book about working dogs.

If you've ever written a book, you know the feeling.

Working Dogs will be out this fall.

I have plenty of other work to do today, but I'm in a celebratory mood. I'll probably just put the lid on the box and go for a nice, long walk.

3 comments:

Matt Mullenix said...

HOORAY! I will toast Working Dogs tonight! Cheers!

PBurns said...

Congrats! Getting a book out the door is like giving dry birth to a porcupine.

Patrick

Henry Chappell said...

Matt, I definitely lifted a few in celebration.

Patrick, you're so right. I'll have to remember that one!

Many thanks to both of you.