Last Rough Draft Chapter Written

Well, nothing like finishing the last chapter of your book. Just wrapped it up a few minutes ago; time for a break. Then, I need to read through what I have, write a prologue, intro and conclusion (because, ya know, I have no idea what this book is REALLY about yet). Then, it will be time to . . . ach! let's just be happy with this stage, Lee!!!

First Copy

I'm feeling pretty good about progress on the book--except for the cover, of course. This is my first draft in book form, so I can check layout, fonts, some picture/map layout, etc., all 204 pages so far The first two chapters are pretty good ("Tidewater" and "Pennsylvania Dutch"), I think, but I'm in the process of reworking the last four chapters now ("Being American", "Of Buckeyes and Hoosiers", "Iowa", and "The City of Roses"). Katherine and Mary, tell your husbands that I haven't forgotten them and I should have a rough draft for them to look at by, say, the end of October. Expected final release: around Superbowl time.