110,000 words and still in need of some editorial poking and prodding to get it to where it needs to be, but hey, that’s WHY I have an editor. And it’s his problem now. :-)
*falls over goes thud for 16 hours before GISHWHES starts*
And, because I’m at the far edge of obsessing about these things, I checked WorldCat. The Seattle Public Library reportedly has 4 copies of SILVER ON THE ROAD on order, and the Minnetonka (MN) library has 3 requests, so here’s hoping they get at least one copy in.
And that’s it.
(Dear NYPL: you don’t love me any more?)
Okay, it’s VERY early days, I know. But if you happen to wander past your local librarian and leave a note saying “I’d really love it if you got a copy of this book in for me,” that’s – I’m told – really helpful to librarians trying to wrangle their budgets over book lists….