So, long-time readers of Once In A Lifetime will remember that I've been working on a book about our trip from Alaska to Australia.
I finished the first draft of the manuscript just before Eric was born, then sent it out to a few friends to read. I figured that it needed a good re-write before it would be ready to shop around, but with Eric's birth and our boat swap and my science work, that re-write never happened.
Then, one of those friends did me the favor of passing the first fifty pages to someone she knew at the University of New South Wales Press. And the upshot of that is that I am now working on that re-write, but with a deadline and a contract in hand. The book will be published in Australia by New South/UNSW Press in November, and for those outside of Oz will also be available on Amazon. The title is still up in the air.
-Mike
Congratulations! Looking forward to reading it. :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I too look forward to reading it. Michael
ReplyDeleteCongrats Mike! Save travels!
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ReplyDeletevery sexy!
-heather
Congratulations Mike! Looking forward to a hard copy!
ReplyDeletenice one mikeee! that sounds like a great start of the new sailing season, rock hard and keep safe, love from holland, p a and l
ReplyDeleteWOO HOOOOO!!! That is FANTASTIC! Congratulation Mike!
ReplyDeleteYeah! Put me down for a first edition :-)
ReplyDeleteWhen I first started reading your blog, you may remember I asked if you were a closet writer looking for a publisher. So this is excellent. Congratulations. The address on the contract is striking. However, hope you both can keep up the task list and get a new address soon.
ReplyDeleteHere, the storm clouds of adolescence are moving off to the horizon. Steve went to Treguier and we are good for a Boreal in spring 2013. Merci for the tip. Before you started this blog, the name "Twice in a Lifetime" had quickly drifted through my mind for our second blog; fortunately I have another one at hand! May we see you out there again some day.