Writing
Manuscript Done – One Last Question
Last night at about 11:00 pm, I finished the manuscript and all associated documents for the 2nd edition of U2-A Diary! I’ll be sending Omnibus a little more than 40,000 words and the new book should be 400 pages total when it comes out this summer. But I have one last question for U2 fans. […]
Finished!
At exactly 12:11 a.m. today (Wednesday, January 2), I made the final edit on U2, A Diary, saved the massive MS Word document, and declared the manuscript finished. I think I smiled. 🙂 I sent it via e-mail to Omnibus Press shortly after that, and then crashed into bed and slept. Zzzzzzz. So, now, several […]
It’s a Musical Journey
The snow’s coming down (Christmas) I’m watching it fall (Christmas) Just my family around (Christmas) And I’m almost done… Santa Claus brought me a stack of new CDs, which has made today’s writing a very enjoyable musical journey (when not interrupted by the occasional break to help a child put together a train set, for […]
The Obligatory Bono Quote
Just wanted to let you all know that U2 Diary will include everyone’s favorite pre-album Bono quote: “Edge, right now, is on fire. He’s really rockin’. He’s playing guitar like I’ve never seen him playing guitar.” I won’t tell you the exact date/diary entry the quote is associated with (there are several possibilities!), so you […]
Progress!
Whew! After what seems like forever, I’m finally done putting all of the concert dates into the book. What a colossal project that was…. Next up: adding/confirming all the various dates of releases of albums, singles, and so forth. Another mammoth project, I’m assuming. 182,000+ words in the manuscript at the moment, in case you’re […]
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