Whooee .... the Oz book is done!

Mad happy dancing.

I've finished the first draft of the Oz book. This one was problematic, let me tell you. I tried to stay true to the stories, which means:

1. I read a LOT of Oz books (I read 14 or so. There's 30 or more, I think).
2. ALL of my characters are prototyped on characters from the Oz books (I kept a 'cast list' to keep track of who's who) and
3. I tried to keep elements from the movie running throughout the book, so people who haven't read the Oz books will still have a frame of reference.

{whew}. Done. Good first draft DONE. Four months of hard work interrupted now and again by:

• edits to Human Touch, releasing in August
• edits to Temperance, releasing ... this year? I hope
• edits to Living Proof, releasing next year
• edits to Nowhere to Run, releasing next week
• edits to Homicides, Hostages, and Hot Rod Restorations, releasing in January, 2010
• edits to PhDs, Pornography, and Premeditated Murder, releasing in May, 2010

I plan to rest on my laurels for a week or so then I'm moving on to the next book to write.. But first I want to update my web site, finish judging a contest, and get promo lined up for Nowhere to Run.

Happy happy draft done!