Beginnings and Ends, and a Contest

Meanwhile, major things are happening in Iran.

While here at home I have reached the end of the beginning, as the saying goes. I've completed my revisions on Cold Magic, so it is now in a state to be sent to the editors (I will have two editors on this project, which I'll explain later once contracts are signed and delivered). What that means to me now is that the novel is in decent shape--that is, I wouldn't be horrified to see it published as is, but I expect there is still much to do on many