Communication with my company is always fun. This week was no different.
I got in my truck on Sunday evening, as I always do in situations like this, since I want to be ready to drive as soon as they find me something on Monday.
I sat there Monday, Tuesday, at with point I get a message from the Scheduler saying my manager wants me to head home and see him next Monday. Because I know of the ways each office tries to make to others look bad, I email my manager to get a confirmation. I don’t get one, so I stay where I am. On Wednesday I plan on trying again in case it’s just late.
Wednesday late morning, the scheduler emails me asking if I’ll be ready to move Thursday for a pickup. I say yes, and am doubly happy for not moving, and he replies he’ll confirm soon.
By 16:30 I still don’t have a confirmation, so I email asking for an update.
The answer comes at 8:30am the next day that the load is good to go.
I never did get a reply from my Manager.
I drove to Grand Forks BC, got there early evening, dropped the trailer and parks to the side to wait since officially the pickup was not until Friday. I did see the trailer be moved to a dock before I went to bed, so I was hopeful.
Friday morning, I check in early, the trailer is loaded, they are just waiting on the papers. An hour later that’s done, and I hit the road. It was early enough I was able to cross the border before the end of my day.
Yesterday and today were good days. I did have to drive today, which is never ideal, but I should be able to get back to my normal routine by next week
Writing side, Protecting the Line got chapters 35 to 39, only 6 more chapters to go. I started on part 4 of Wyatt’s story and 2628 got chapter 29, although it’s a smaller one due to having to drive.
Taking the Line is still being edited, but I am going to make changes to it. Not the story itself, but I may take it out of the series. The book is problematic on at least two level. One it focuses on a different character than Denton, which causes a break and two it’s a LOT darker. Arnold is not a nice man, and the things he does aren’t pleasant to read about, so it would cause an even harsher tonal break.
IF Protecting the Line can work without Taking the Line being the book that precedes it, I might publish it as an aside with plenty of warning attached to it.
