First, I’d like to thank Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, and all the regulars at the Wordplayer.com forums, most especially Bill Martell. I would never have learned how to put a story together without that site.
And thanks also go to Caitlin Blasdell and Betsy Mitchell for giving so much of their care, expertise, and precious, precious time to this book.
Finally, the largest share of my gratitude goes to my wife, MaryAnn, who believed in me when believing in me didn’t make a bit of sense. This book wouldn’t exist without her.