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  • 06-17-2010, 07:33 AM
    fishmommy
    got a book deal
    so I got offered a book deal (with an advance!) and am about to do the contract negotiation in half an hour.
    I AM NERVOUS!

    it's an engineering reference book for a small technical publisher, but it feels like a big deal to me and I wish it didn't!
    nervousness never did agree with me :colbert:

    I am probably going to take 3-6 months off from work in order to complete it on time (I think it's due one year from now pretty much) so it's a little risky financially for me. A risk I can afford luckily but not wicked easily. I also feel bad leaving my current client for that long - they really need the help!

    anyway, just nervous venting here while I wait for my conference call to start. I feel like I'm gonna explode :taz:
  • 06-17-2010, 07:35 AM
    2kdime
    Re: got a book deal
    COngratulations!

    I find conference calls to be pretty nerve racking going into, but the actual call is a breeze and I feel pretty good afterwards.

    You'll do just fine:salute:
  • 06-17-2010, 07:39 AM
    fishmommy
    Re: got a book deal
    yeah, I actually do conference calls almost every day for work, but this one has a different feel - the feeling you get when you're about to sign your life away :O

    PS. I like your avatar..great raspberry color!
  • 06-17-2010, 07:40 AM
    j_h_smith
    Re: got a book deal
    Congrats!!! Burn that candle at both ends. You can do it!

    Jim Smith
  • 06-17-2010, 08:51 AM
    tonkatoyman
    Re: got a book deal
    Congratulations I hope it all goes well. What discipline of engineering will you be writing about.
  • 06-17-2010, 09:08 AM
    fishmommy
    Re: got a book deal
    I am a mechanical engineer - machinery design is my specialty.
  • 06-17-2010, 09:29 AM
    j_h_smith
    Re: got a book deal
    So, did you ever come up with that perpetual motion machine?

    Jim Smith
  • 06-17-2010, 10:04 AM
    redstormlax12
    Re: got a book deal
    Congrats on the deal. And goodluck with the writing!:banana:
  • 06-17-2010, 10:39 AM
    fishmommy
    Re: got a book deal
    thanks guys. the negotiation went stellar. Now I just need to produce!
  • 06-17-2010, 12:20 PM
    dr del
    Re: got a book deal
    Congratulations. :salute:
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