Yay!

[naomikritzer]

I got an envelope from Bantam today; inside were two copies of Freedom's Apprentice, hot off the press.

I decided to send one copy to my grandmother, along with some pictures of the girls, a letter, and a picture drawn by Molly. I have it all packaged up (I came up to figure out postage with the USPS website) and just realized that I forgot to sign the book. Well, at least I hadn't put stamps on it yet...

In other news, I baked banana bread with the girls. I'm not sure why I find baking so therapeudic. Maybe it's the sugary goodness I get to eat afterwards. Anyway, I'm in a much better mood, despite the fact that Kiera (who loves baking projects) managed to scatter flour across the table, two chairs, and most of the dining room floor.

Comments

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

The good things I get out of baking are the opposite of the good things I get out of writing. It's largely physical instead of largely mental, short-term rewards instead of long-term rewards, immediately communal instead of mostly isolated...lots of good stuff that's exactly what I need for balance.

[porphyrin.livejournal.com]

I am consumed with fretfullness.

April 26 is rather too long to wait!

(I feel like Kiera, wanting the book RIGHT NOW.)

[mrswebchik.livejournal.com]

I just discovered that you were published. I lost track of too much over the last ten years. Never too late to pick up loose ends. I believe I will be tracking down the books this weekend and devouring them, as I'm tired of reading computer networking stuff. Read the first 8 pages of your first book on Amazon (the tease), and am now eager to finish it. Congratulations, Naomi.

As for baking - I love it. It makes your whole house smell yummy, and when children are involved, you often get the reward of being informed that you're the best baker ever. Oddly enough, I don't eat the breads of my labor very often - I love to bake, not so eager to eat afterwards - at least not the sweet stuff. Breadsticks baked on the grill (wood fuel - as close as we get to a brick oven at my house - put 'em on a baking stone) are calling my name for tomorrow, I think.

FREEDOM'S APPRENTICE

[oracne.livejournal.com]

Ooh! I can't wait to read it!