nearly there...

Well, it appears that 'I did it.'
What? You know that today was the publishers' bidding day for the book?

Well,something seems to have gone right.

I don't want to get ahead of myself so I won't spell it out.
Monday will be the real deal and contracts have not been signed - but the result that I hoped for seems to be (just about) in touching distance.

If this all sounds a bit cryptic, forgive me. I just don't want to blurt it out letter by letter until things are signed, which should be very soon, by God's Grace.

He seems to be on my side. Both this particular publisher and God.
Today my ambitions seem to be in sight.

I am very, very lucky - and very grateful.