Finished my next client’s edit–only one more (short) one to go before heading to Europe. Got my taxes done, too!

Science Fiction 4/5

Written in the style of a historical account, this novel documents the spread of zombies from a small infection in a remote Chinese province to a world plague. Yes, there are graphic zombie attacks, the least interesting parts of the book, but mostly this is an examination of human motivations. Who wouldn’t sell their worldly possessions for the cash to smuggle your wife or child across a border despite the fact that they may be coming down with something? This novel is truly a window into how pandemics spread…or how we deny climate change.

Finished the first read of my current client’s book, so I should be able to finish the editorial letter in a few days.

Also: booked about 8 ferries for our trip to Europe, so I think we are essentially ready to go. I confirmed the interview at one of the museums (Lyon) for my next novel, and got a translator, but I don’t think I can get a translator for the second interview (Grenoble) because the town (where the historian lives) is so small, I’m not sure I can find one. I might have to do that using my own (tourist) French.

Science Fiction 3+/5

A nuclear submarine traverses a worm hole to 1938 in order to prevent the Holocaust, but things do not go as planned. This is a fun book—a mystery-thriller wrapped as a science fiction historical. Where it really becomes intriguing is when history departs from what we know, and anything can happen.

Finished one client’s novel and started my last contract for March.  This is a client I’ve worked with before, and the book is short–and way better than the book I did for her a few years ago. Enjoying it so far!