I went the other day to a book launch in Waterstones, Sauchiehall Street. The book in question was Crow Moon, written by Suzy Apsley, and she was being 'interviewed' by Michael Malone, another local (to Ayr) writer who has published many books, and who I've known for a long time.
   It was all very jolly. I couldn't help thinking there were a lot of spoilers in the conversation, but nobody seemed to mind. I shall try to avoid doing that when my own turn comes to give an interview and a speech.
   I have barely started Crow Moon, but no doubt I shall give it a review (see the book review tab) in due course.

So Gerard returned the annotated, proofread version of Three Into One Does Go. It was impressive. he found things that I, Jim the editor, and a few early readers hadn't. In particular, he found a typo in a poem I wrote... oh... forty years ago, and which I have used in various places over the years. Ouch.
   Quite a few of the things he spotted were actually caused by Word and InDesign not talking to each other properly, so to be fair I could never have seen them. But even so...
   And editors watch out: InDesign doesn't pick up what it really should from a Word import. Italics, for example. It seems just to ignore that.
   So that's the proofreading done. Cover next, and then an anxious wait until the book launch itself in April. Of which more anon.

I have to report that I managed to tear a tendon in my upper leg. To say it was painful is an understatement. For two months I was unable to stand, never mind walk, properly, and for some reason lying down made it worse. So I was sofa-bound for most of that time, day and night.
   On the plus side, I don't remember ever seeing so much of the Australian Open. But I don't recommend tearing a tendon as an excuse for staying up.
   All healed up now. But being extra careful.