Finished.

[strange_complex]

Oh. My. God.

I have written a book.

*checks*

No, I definitely have. There it is.

WHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

This is certainly turning out to be an incredible year for me.

I can tell that I've written a book, not just because I've got to the end. But because I really feel that I've said everything I have to say about Roman suburbs. That's it now. There's nothing more to add. It's all in the book. And, bar a few final tasks, and perhaps the odd extra word chopped out here and there, it's ready to go out to the world.

The first sentence reads thus:

"A Roman city, like a text, a vase or a statue, is an artefact of the society which produced it."

and the last one thus:

"Thus it is in their use of the urban periphery as a place for constructing monumental public buildings that the relationship with Rome can best be traced."

If you want to find out what happens in between, you'd better join the queue to buy a copy, hadn't you? ;)

Comments

[ditzy-pole.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on getting it finished!!!

But what on earth will you do now with the sudden abundance of spare time?

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

All the stuff I was complaining about in this post (http://purple-pen.livejournal.com/141028.html), I'm afraid. Believe me, now that's all descended on me, I wish I could get back to the book... :(

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

Yay! Thank you. :)

[missfairchild.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Now come to London so we can ply you with celebratory fizz!

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

I've actually just got back from a hit'n'run trip to London to see QI, but I'm afraid I had to come straight home due to it being a school-night. But yes - a proper visit soon is definitely in order, and I would really like the chance to meet you properly, as we kind of passed in the night at B-Movie in the end. Luckily, a long summer is on the horizon, so we should have some decent opportunities.

[sunsandscience.livejournal.com]

fab, and well done. is there a surprise twist at the end, though?

OMG SPOILER ALERT!!!11!1

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

*whispers* It was the city walls wot did it.

From Amy and Holly

[(Anonymous)]

Well done dude! I am starting to save my pennies now to buy a copy ;)

Re: From Amy and Holly

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

Thanks! A good thing you'll have a few months to save, eh? :/

[purple-peril.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!
I do hope that at some point in my life I will produce something that I can look back on and be proud to think, "I did that".

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It definitely feels good. And, in this case, you can even feel the warm glow of having contributed by helping me to email those German people. :)