Book pictures!

[annathepiper]

solarbird snapped some pics of me and my manuscript for Faerie Blood, just to illustrate exactly how big a pile of paper I got ready to send off to Luna.


Side view of the full manuscript, next to me and the laptop I wrote it on:



Dude, I totally WROTE A BOOK. mizkit says, "It looks beautifully formatted!" It should, as I totally swiped the manuscript format from her. ;)



And an aerial view of me in my natural habitat, with the fruits of my labors beside me:

Comments

[kathrynelaraine.livejournal.com]

Wow. As a writer I am impressed, as a friend, I coundn't be more proud! That is an impressive pile of sweat and tears you have there. I so can not wait to read it :) All that hard work and I promise you will have at least one fan!

Huggles :)

[annathepiper]

Thank you very much!

Now I just have to hear back from Luna! *fret* :)

[shikyrie.livejournal.com]

das you? damn... you're cute... and tiny... and young looking... definitely keeping fingers crossed for you... ;)

[annathepiper]

*chuckle* Yep, that's me! And thank you. :)

[shikyrie.livejournal.com]

really... you don't look a day over 20... must be the elven blood ;)

ok, now I'm off to play nationstates, and bed... gnite :)

[annathepiper]

you don't look a day over 20

Why thank you! Here's hoping it stays that way for the next 20 years or so.

[shikyrie.livejournal.com]

wish i could say the same for myself, but I've got grey in the beard... grrr

[annathepiper]

Grey in the beard is not necessarily a bad thing. :)

[shikyrie.livejournal.com]

true, but it distracts from my otherwise youthful appearance

[annathepiper]

If you deliberately want to look youthful, you could always shave the beard.

[shikyrie.livejournal.com]

I want to, but since I'm playing one of the men in Fiddler on the Roof next month, I'm not permitted to shave until after the last show.. ::sigh::

[annathepiper]

Ah. Well, in that case, you can assure yourself it's temporary. :)

[shikyrie.livejournal.com]

Yay!@!! (counting down the days)

[me-fein.livejournal.com]

Aaaawww!! The wily writer in her habitat.... :P

[annathepiper]

My natural habitat, indeed! Though that's really "anywhere I have my laptop or my handheld". ^_^

[shadowhwk.livejournal.com]

Good luck little book!

[annathepiper]

On behalf of my little book, I thank you!

(And that's the part that really makes me giggle. As books go, Faerie Blood IS little! Which makes me fear for how huge a pile of paper Lament of the Dove will be. ;) )

[dr-pretentious.livejournal.com]

Such a fine, big book! I remember what it felt like to hold my dissertation the first time I printed the whole thing out. You have every right to be proud.

[annathepiper]

Thank you very much! :)

[flashfire.livejournal.com]

Wow. Pretty soon, you'll need a flatbed truck to cart that thing around!

[annathepiper]

Nah, this is nothing. Just wait till I actually finish Lament of the Dove. ;)

[flashfire.livejournal.com]

Heh.

By the way, was that a Grunts shirt you had on? It was tough to read the words.

[annathepiper]

That is, indeed, my 30 Odd Foot of Grunts tour shirt!

[flashfire.livejournal.com]

Damn, I'm good.

I might go see Cinderella Man tomorrow as a matinee. That's one nice thing about being between jobs for the moment.

[annathepiper]

You'll have to tell me if it's good!

[flashfire.livejournal.com]

My criteria might be slightly different than yours. ;-)

Just think - a movie that doesn't even need to strain for a reason to have him bare-chested.

[annathepiper]

Now now, I do actually notice the PLOTS in Russell flicks! I mean, this is why I know Breaking Up didn't have one! ;)

That said, the shirtless part doesn't suck either. (Though as he and another guy will be beating each other senseless during all the shirtless bits of this flick, I expect, I'm not entirely sure it'll actually be, like, y'know, swoonable. Not like, say, CORT with his shirt off.)

Damn!

[kokyu.livejournal.com]

I am mightily impressed.

Re: Damn!

[annathepiper]

Why thank you!

[wildshadowstar.livejournal.com]

I bet that once it's in the mail, you'll be relieved both because it's on it's way and that you don't have to cart it around. Congrats on getting it sent on it's way.

[annathepiper]

Oh, I sent it off days ago! And I am indeed relieved that it's gone, though now it means that I get to pace and mutter, "But when are they going to GET BACK TO ME?!" ^_^

[cats-haven.livejournal.com]

Now that is a lot of writing. I hope it didn't give the mailperson a hernia lifting it. ;) Oh, and I can see why those that know you in RL like you so much, you are very cute.

[annathepiper]

Aw gosh, thank you. *^_^*

The part that almost scares me is that as books go, Faerie Blood is SHORT. I'm shuddering to think of how huge Lament of the Dove is going to be once I print THAT!

[silme711.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's a lot of paper! Congrats! ♥
I love your happy smile, nawwww, cute!

[annathepiper]

Thank you very much!

I consider this a warmup for if I actually sell the thing--at which point I daresay I shall be emulating mizkit again, and dancing around like an idiot. I have warned friends up and down the west coast of the United States that they are likely to be within range of my shriek of joy. ;)

[kissare.livejournal.com]

Aww, so cute!!

That is one heck of a pile of paper. I'm a little frightened to see the stack when you DO get Lament of the Dove ready to ship! ;)

[annathepiper]

Thanks! And yeah, I'll have to buy TWO reams of paper to print off Lament, I'm sure, and a ganormous 12x17 envelope to mail it.

[celandineb.livejournal.com]

*pshew*

Most impressive! Wishing you luck!

[annathepiper]

Thank you kindly! :)

Awesome!

[(Anonymous)]

That's just awesome, Anna! Can't wait to hear WHEN it will be published. "If" isn't an option to be considered, of course. ;o)

~Kestrel

Re: Awesome!

[annathepiper]

*beam!* Thank you! Every little bit of positive thinking helps!

[cafiorello.livejournal.com]

Woo-hoo! That's a beautiful pile of paper there! Good luck selling it so we can all buy a copy....
Cathy

[annathepiper]

Thank you much! Right now I'm hoping to make it past Writer's Weekend next week without a rejection letter! ;)

[framlingem.livejournal.com]

And an aerial view of me in my natural habitat

*cue David Attenborough*

And here we have the Western Writer, or scriptus occidentalis, a fine example of the female of the species as evidenced by the nest, which features curtains, and her plumage. Note the delicate pink on the thighs.

;)

That is a serious stack of script.

PS. Can I have an autographed copy when it gets published, pretty, pretty, pretty please?

[annathepiper]

Hee!

Let me get the thing SOLD, then we'll start talking about my autographing of copies for folks. ;)

(It's been a scant eight days since I got the postcard that said Luna has the manuscript. But they have been the LONGEST EIGHT DAYS IN THE HISTORY OF TIME!)

[framlingem.livejournal.com]

*points to icon*

I'm getting in ahead of the rush, is all.

[annathepiper]

Heh! This is probably the part where I'm supposed to say, "If you'll buy a copy and mail it to me I'll be happy to sign it and send it back!"

(Though I do still have a fantasy of following GBS on a tour and signing books OKPers bring me in the line, or something. *snicker* That'd be fun!)

[framlingem.livejournal.com]

I'm sure I could manage something along those lines. :)

[annathepiper]

Good, 'cause you've got the easy part of this arrangement! ;) Me, I have to sell the book!