I'm done with Rollback
Yes, I know, you thought I was done ages ago, when I finished final revisions on the manuscript. But there are many stages in bringing a book to market, and, for the author, the last one is going over the page proofs (advance printouts of the typesetting). Today, I finished going over those pages, looking at large-scale formatting issues and the fiddly bits dealing with a few equations. I've now turned the pages over to Carolyn for a final proofread; the next time I'll see the text is when the book is published in hardcover in April 2007 by Tor.
Posted by Rob on Friday, September 15, 2006
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Hurray!!! I really enjoyed the first installment in Analog and I can't wait for the rest!
Hi, Louis. Not really; it's just a cute littel reference for those who know my work. There's no sign of consciousness uploading in the ROLLBACK universe.
...and the fiddly bits dealing with a few equations.
Congratulations, Rob. And thanks for the new phrase (new to me) "fiddly bits." I plan to use it on every possible occasion in the near future.
Oh, this comment writing! It's okay, except for the fiddly bits involving codes and tags and, you know, figuring out what to say. :~)
Hi, Robin. "Fiddly bits" comes from Douglas Adams's THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. Slartibartfast, the engineer who designed Earth said his favorite part was doing the fiddly bits around the fjords. :)
Cheers,
Rob
Geez, I loved Hitchhiker's Guide. Now I'm worried about what else didn't stick.
I guess it's time to read it again, though I might've dismissed 'fiddly' as a made-up word (not much of a stretch with a character named Slartibartfast).
I was surprised when spellcheck didn't spit it back at me.
What's not to love about tasty new words? :~)
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