The reward for a job well done is another job. I allowed myself one jellyfish day and now I am back at work. After all, this is the holiday shipping season and I have packages to mail. Thus far only one package has returned to me. It was an APO package that needed a customs form which I’d neglected to attach. It has already gone back out. For the next week I’ll be a regular visitor at the post office making sure that any returned packages go back out quickly. I’ll also be shipping new orders daily.
I’ll get to take a bit of a break right around the holiday. There will be fewer shipping chores. Maybe I’ll do some sewing. Perhaps I’ll get some writing done. But the break can not last too long. By January 1 I need to be back in gear laying out the next Schlock book. We have to get the files to the printer by January 31 if we want to make our intended April release date. And the book has to release in April because both March and May have multiple conventions. I suppose we could do it in June, but I’d really rather not have to make the money stretch that far.
In addition, Howard is making noises about wanting merchandise other than Schlock Mercenary books. We may be headed back to doing t-shirts. This means I’ll be making my shipping system even more complicated. Whee.
But for today I just need to dig my way out from under this pile of laundry and accounting work that accumulated while I was busy with books.
We should talk about the t-shirts.
My dad has recently started a t-shirt company, and I have expressed to him before my desire to cut Schlock Mercenary a deal.
And it will be WAY cheaper than places like Cafepress.
You’ll need to email Howard about that. He’s the one doing the financial calculations for shirts.
Yes’m.
Yay! shirts!
I’ll buy one.
provided, of course, you do super-giant-sized. Actually, being as American sizes seem to be bigger, XXL would probably be OK.
I forgot to tell you — I got my Tubs of Happiness on Tuesday, and they are beautiful. I love Ennesby stealing Schlock’s bathtub. <3
Yay! I’m glad you like them.