Weather
By
Isobelle Winter
Credits Page
Eternal Press
A division of Damnation Books, LLC.
P.O. Box 3931
Santa Rosa, CA 95402-9998
Weather
by Isobelle Winter
Digital ISBN: 978-1-61572-945-6
Print ISBN: 978-1-61572-946-3
Cover art by: Amanda Kelsey
Edited by: Sally Odgers
Copyright 2013 Isobelle Winter
Printed in the United States of America
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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned or distributed in any form, including digital and electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written consent of the Publisher, except for brief quotes for use in reviews.
This book is a work of fiction. Characters, names, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Dedication page
To my parents: thanks for the happy childhood. It did not, in fact, destroy my every chance of becoming a writer.
Every book, and especially a first book, has a lot of people who deserve thanks. This one is no different. There are doubtless many people I can’t credit by name, but you know who you are.
Whether it was assigning a short story of 1,000 words in sixth grade or turning a blind eye to late assignments while I wrote the first draft of this novel in high school, I’ve been lucky to have had many wonderful and encouraging teachers. Thanks, guys.
There are too many writer’s groups and workshops to credit here by name. Thank you—without your help, the novel would never have gotten out the door.
To the writers and friends I met on the forums of National Novel Writing Month’s website, thank you. Your screen names are too numerous to list here, but despite what anyone else may say about the internet, you’re real friends to me.
To my aunt, who spent ten days ferrying me around to various historical sites on the East Coast while I was researching the novel. Finer points like the pot scrubber and the correct way to eat a banana are entirely due to you.
To my advisor, who, aside from being shockingly tolerant of my scientific shenanigans (flooded laboratories notwithstanding), has also been wonderful about having a deeply distracted advisee.
And on a more official note, I’d like to add especial thanks to the University of California at Santa Barbara’s Map and Imaging Laboratory, without which my descriptions and general idea of the layout of 19th century cities would be hopeless.
And lastly, to my friends, especially my housemates, who have put up with me and my outrageous sleep schedule, my cooking and, worst of all, being woken up at something approaching midnight by joyful yodeling about publishers, thanks.