1. finishing novels
2. a fine scotch to celebrate finishing novels
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July 10, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Tracey
friends reading published novels!
friends having drinks with friends who are authors!
July 11, 2008 at 5:32 am
Sean McGaughey
Listening to friend’s first novel as a podiobook and waiting to buy a copy of the second one.
July 11, 2008 at 9:11 am
zura
I wholeheartedly agree. :)
July 11, 2008 at 9:23 am
hugh
@tracey it ain’t published yet!
July 11, 2008 at 11:32 am
Kara
Yay Hugh!!! (I still need to do that recording for you. feel free to drop hints and reminders…)
July 11, 2008 at 12:25 pm
hugh
@kara, until i do *my* recordings, I won’t be bugging anyone else about theirs. ;-)
July 12, 2008 at 9:45 am
Hugh
@sean: yes, yes, next on list ;)
@zura: thank you!