And now for something completely different. . .

My wife's book finally arrived yesterday! She's worked on it for about five years, and I'm just so proud of her I can hardly stand it. If you're really into the serious study of sci fi literature, check out the following: Science Fiction Literature in East Germany by Sonja Fritzsche. She has published quite a few articles, but this is her first book and we're really thrilled.

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Anonymous said…

congratulations to your wife. I know how exciting it is to get published in a magazine let alone to have an entire book.

6:00 AM

WSTKS-FM Worldwide said…

Thanks! I'll forward your good wishes to her.

Best Regards,

Stokes Schwartz

9:52 AM

Bluebear Jeff said…

Please add my congratulations as well. I know how nice it is to see something you've written in print.

And also how frustrating it can be when an editor who knows less than you do "corrects" something that was correct and turns it into something incorrect. (Sorry about that, but I've had it happen too many times). I hope that she managed to avoid that.

I salute her, as I'm sure all of us do. I hope that you constantly let her know how much you appreciate her.

-- Jeff

3:01 AM

Poruchik said…

As an aspiring author I send my congratulations!

9:02 AM

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