Bill Shear's book
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- Subject: Bill Shear's book
- From: M* H* <M*@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 11:32:30 -0700 (MST)
Bill Shear's quoting from his upcoming book THE GARDENER'S IRIS BOOK
caused me to realize that the attached never made it the List (I sent it
3/11 but it went to the ozone...) so I'm resending it. It's not
deathless prose mind you, but I did want Bill to receive my congrats at
least & to alert the new people on Iris-L know we have a
soon-to-be-published author among us.
Marte Halleck wrote:
>
> Bill Shear wrote:
> >
> > With word on the list about the new iris book being published this month,
> > some of you might be wondering about the status of my own book project.
> [snip]
>
> Bill, just wanted to offer you a hearty attaboy for getting your book to
> the proofing stage. It's a wonderful feeling to be so close to
> publication after the long haul. My mom was an editor most of her
> working life (she edited her last book at 80) & she was always as
> excited as the authors when the proofs arrived, were corrected & then
> sent to the publisher. Whatever the subject or size of the project, it's
> a great deal of work & you should feel justly proud.
>
> It's also good to hear that you're pleased with the pictures & like the
> layout -- Taunton produces handsome work, I think. I'm also "looking
> forward to seeing it bound and on glossy paper" but I suppose the author
> will get first crack at THE GARDENER'S IRIS BOOK & the rest of us will
> just have to wait in line behind you. I'm already planning my book
> budget for August...
Marte in the mtns Zone 4/Sunset 1 Colorado
