A Handful of Rain Notes

[riyku]

First off, a rousing thank you to everyone who stuck with me on this one.  Thank you so very much for reading.

We'll keep this short, you guys have already heard enough out of me for one day, I'm sure.

A great many thanks to wendy  and thehighwaywoman for again taking on this challenge.  It's got to be a tactical nightmare.  I can't even imagine trying to organize something this big.

To my artist zaipixie , who leant her talent, her time, and her imagination to my story.  Thanks for taking this on.  You've been a joy to work with, and I've enjoyed seeing this story through your eyes.

To cowboyangel , whose patience with me is boundless, and who can always manage to ask me the right questions even (or perhaps particularly)  when I have no idea what I'm talking about. 

Many thanks to my darling alpha reader prairiedays .  You convinced me that this story could be told way back in the day.  You always make me think and work to be a better writer,  and never fail to step in during the beta phase and wrangle with my commas and my wordiness and those nasty run on sentences like it's nobody's business.  I couldn't ask for a better partner in crime.

Last, and quite the opposite of least, thanks to my dearest beta icelily01 , who didn't even really read RPS in the first place, but decided to give this story a shot anyway.  Your blow by blow emails during your first read through on this brightened my day like you wouldn't even believe, and I can't thank you enough for the hours you devoted to this story.  The finished product is as much yours as it is mine.  So here's to peace, love, and knit hats.

Thanks, all.

Many thanks to kruel_angel who provided a .pdf here.

Soundtrack Front Cover

 

Back Cover

Full soundtrack can be found here.

Track Listing  (these can be downloaded individually):

01.  Where to Begin - My Morning Jacket           
02.  Ocean Size - Jane's Addiction                      
03.  Shut Us Down - Lindsay Buckingham          
04.  One Too Many Mornings - Bob Dylan          
05.  Hell is Chrome - Wilco
06.  I'll Keep it with Mine - Bob Dylan
07.  Skinny Love - Bon Iver
08.  When My Time Comes - Dawes
09.  Square One - Tom Petty

Comments

[zaipixie.livejournal.com]

Thank YOU my dear! It has been a pleasure to do this and I'm so happy my hunch didn't steer me wrong when I picked your story.

I added a soundtrack cover to the art post if you want it. ;)

[zaipixie.livejournal.com]

...and I just now realize that I missed your second beta on the movie posters. Please, send her my appologies! I will rectify this later, but now I really need to get to bed.

[riyku.livejournal.com]

Sleep, my dear, you deserve it! Also, thanks so much for the quick work on the soundtrack cover. I've always liked a gal who can think fast on her feet. Everything looks marvelous, and I'm glad that you followed your hunch when you chose my story summary, and that I didn't lead you astray. Thanks again, Ai, you're the best!

[rozabellalove.livejournal.com]

Sorry guys, am butting in on the whole conv to say I just downloaded the PDF to start reading and am absolutely floored by the art - it's amazing. The comic-strip effect - wow!

Now I'm going to settle down to the story :)

[icelily01.livejournal.com]

Your art is AMAZING!! I've been on pins and needles waiting for it the whole time and I was NOT disappointed! It's seriously so incredible and absolutely does the story justice.

[icelily01.livejournal.com]

I would type up some comment about how amazing it's been working with you, how lucky I feel to have been a part of something so incredible, and how in love with this story I STILL AM 17 reads later...but you've heard it all and I'd probably just cry or something so I won't.

*hug* It's over, bb! You did it!

[riyku.livejournal.com]

Just got brave enough to start looking at the comments...

Whatever will we do with ourselves now, babe? You'll notice that I took your death threats seriously and didn't change anything you told me not to. Isn't the artwork amazing? I couldn't have done it without you!

[icelily01.livejournal.com]

I told you everyone loved it!!! Told you all along people were going to be so blown away by this and they are! *squeezes you half to death* I'm so proud of you!

I don't know!! I'm totally suffering that empty nest syndrome I told you I'd have. Oh Handful, I miss having you constantly open on my desk top *sobs quietly*

[cowboyangel.livejournal.com]

I am so impressed and proud of you And you are more than welcome my dear. It's always a pleasure to read any story by you. I haven't had a chance to reread the entire story yet but I did read the ending and it was heartbreaking and so beautifully hopeful all at once.

[riyku.livejournal.com]

Many thanks to you, my dear! You deal with my postpartum story depression so well! I hope you like the story when you have a chance to read all of it, and you know you can always rely on me to leave things at least a little hopeful. Thanks again.