Finished and Submitted

@just4him (323168)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
December 27, 2018 5:53pm CST
I finished the read through this morning for Thread of Evidence, then headed over to my son's to do laundry and get the map. He worked the map while I was there. I just submitted it, and now I wait for the next step in the publishing process. With all the editing I did and fixing from the holes left by the editing program, the final word count is still 180K words. I don't know what more I could do to it, but I'm sure I'm going to find out. That has been my day. How was yours? The picture is from the WPS Garden of Lights show at the Botanical Gardens where I went last night with a friend. It was beautiful and the pictures don't do it justice by a long shot. Thanks for reading.
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Nevena Zivkovic
@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
28 Dec 18
Today, again, I had a conflict with my father, and I spent all day crying, so now I feel very exhausted.
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Marlina
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
28 Dec 18
@Nevena83 , So sorry to read this. Hope that things will get better.
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Marlina
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
28 Dec 18
@Nevena83 Is there a possibility that you could move away?
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Nevena Zivkovic
@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
28 Dec 18
@marlina Unfortunately, this will never be better.
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Angie
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
27 Dec 18
I have cleaned the house, a little.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 18
I ran the dishwasher.
Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
28 Dec 18
So it's done, you finished it a couple of days before the deadline, very well.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
29 Dec 18
@just4him You can start the New Year more relaxed.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Dec 18
@LadyDuck Yes, I can and will.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 18
Yes, and I'm happy with it.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254949)
• United States
28 Dec 18
Beautiful photo and congratulations! Things will fall into place with the book.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254949)
• United States
28 Dec 18
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 18
I hope they do.
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Courtney
@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
28 Dec 18
That does look like a beautiful place to visit. Yay for submitting. Bet it's great.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
30 Dec 18
@Courtlynn Thanks for the encouragement.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 18
Thank you. I hope so. Yes, it's a great place to visit.
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Courtney
@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
30 Dec 18
@just4him It's your book, I'm sure it is!
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (59367)
• Portugal
28 Dec 18
Congratulations, Hope you have lot of success with your book The tunnel of lights us beautiful.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 18
Thank you. I hope so too. They are awesome, aren't they? The whole Gardens was beautiful.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 18
@nela13 Yes, it is. It's beautiful!
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (59367)
• Portugal
28 Dec 18
@just4him like you said It Is surely more beautiful seeing It live.
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Tammy
@tammys85 (31394)
• Baltimore, Maryland
28 Dec 18
I'm so glad you were able to submit it! I'm so excited for you.
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Tammy
@tammys85 (31394)
• Baltimore, Maryland
30 Dec 18
@just4him You're welcome.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 18
Thank you. I'm excited too.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
28 Dec 18
Congrats on submitting the manuscript. I know you've worked long and hard on it. The photo of the tunnel of lights is mesmerizing.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 18
Yes, I started on this publishing road for this one in February. I'll be happy to see it in print. They are, aren't they? It was a beautiful display all over the Gardens.
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Marlina
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
28 Dec 18
Congratulations for doing it! Quite an accomplishment!
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 18
Thank you. Now on to the next phase of publishing.
Mary Guice
@Elizaby (6902)
• Pensacola, Florida
28 Dec 18
Glad to see your book is done and in the hand of the publisher
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 18
Thank you. So, am I.
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Shubhu
@shubhu3 (36463)
• New Delhi, India
28 Dec 18
Glad you are doing it so well. My day went well too.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 18
I'm glad you had a good day.
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Shubhu
@shubhu3 (36463)
• New Delhi, India
29 Dec 18
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The Fly One
@aureliah (24687)
• Kenya
28 Dec 18
I drove for more than 7 hours. I love that photo
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 18
That's a long travel time. Thank you.
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Swayamsiddha Dash
@Swayamsiddha (4354)
• New Delhi, India
28 Dec 18
So you mean you submitted an article?
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 18
No. I submitted a novel to a publisher. The book will be published next year.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
28 Dec 18
You are an inspiration. A slow day here.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 18
Thank you. It's been a slow but good day here too.
RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Dec 18
Nice photo. Organizing my PC and fixing things up for intensive work in the New Year.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 18
It's always good to get the PC organized.
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Kristen Howe
@KristenH (33591)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
28 Dec 18
That's a lot of words for a self-published book. Congrats on getting it done! Today wasn't bad.
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Kristen Howe
@KristenH (33591)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
28 Dec 18
@just4him Wow! A lot of blood, sweat, and tears. Welcome.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 18
Thank you. It came down from 203K.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Dec 18
@KristenH Yes, there was. It will be interesting to see what the final word count will be when it's finally ready to publish.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381748)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 18
The colourful tunnel looks really lovely.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 18
It's called a caterpillar. It was beautiful.
John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Dec 18
And that's a wrap on your book!
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 18
Yes, for now.
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Tokz
@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
28 Dec 18
Good luck on your Thread Of Evidence, I know it will be in book soon.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 18
Yes, it will.
Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
3 Feb 19
@just4him I hope all works out and you do not have much left to do on your book.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Feb 19
Thank you. Time will tell.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
4 Feb 19
@just4him You are welcome and you are right time will tell.
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