Lookitwhatshoweduptoday! ™
Even though I can no longer read physical books (a gift from my Personal Monster ™), it is somehow more gratifying to get physical proofs delivered that have my name on the cover. If feels good to finally have this thing in my hands, to feel the heft of it (it’s huge), to leaf through it and see my own words on every page. I’ve had this experience before, with a non-fiction book and with a cyberpunk novel in 2001, but this book is special.
This book is how I started to reclaim my life from my Personal Monster ™, and having it finished in my hands feels like victory.