Lili Saintcrow @lilithsaintcrow@raggedfeathers.com

Consequently I have freshened up my Netflix queue, carried home an armful of loot from the library, and--to seal the deal--unlaced my combat boots.

I'm on holiday now, mofos.

If I start working again before Monday I suspect both dogs and kids will mutiny, is what I'm saying.

...now I am under VERY STRICT instructions from both my progeny to "STOP WORKING FOR AT LEAST A DAY MUM" because apparently I am a bit white around the eyes?

...look, I love my work, and two days off was the perfect time to get in all those little tasks that I've been putting off and...

I was supposed to take yesterday and today off after copyedits. Instead, I reformatted several books for MMPB, threw together wrap covers, asked for resizes on other wrap covers, bought ISBNs and...

Man, I picked the wrong administration to stop drinking during.

Librarian recommended Robert E. Howard’s Solomon Kane stories, since he saw me checking out Conan. I thought I might as well—and am laughing with delight as I read.

The second wrap cover took me less than half as much time as the first, the third even less, and by the fourth I had a system down.

That learning curve is STEEP, yo.

Well, looks like the mass-market edition of STEELFLOWER is up at Amazon.

Man, this is satisfying. https://amzn.to/2EdOKLK

Well, the ISBNs are assigned and the brute work of title setup done in the distributor. Now it's cover wrap time! (Pray for us all...)

I have had dolmas and vinegar crisps, now there is a tankard of tea and ISBNs to assign.

Unrelated: ran both dogs (and myself) hard this morning. They're ready for a nap, I'm ready for...a shower and three PDF wrap covers for the remaining ROADTRIP Z mass-markets.

Sent an email to Vellum customer service and got a prompt, helpful reply within a business day.

Fellow self-pubbers, if you're Mac creatures, Vellum is WELL WORTH the price.

Today I get to run...and set up yet more mass market paperbacks. This experiment is going full-tilt; I only have a few days to get it running before I have to return to other work.

"Since peanut butter was mostly unaffected and the cups were big sellers anyway, it made sense to prioritize manufacturing them." https://tedium.co/2019/02/14/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-marketing-history

I'm glad I didn't know, when I was younger, just how mad the world truly is.

It’s Valentine’s Day and I have decided to channel Ring Galadriel.

ALL SHALL LOVE ME AND DESPAIR.