September 28, 1989

Home from Paris.

POP snuck on the 19th as scheduled. Everyone says it was a big hit at Applefest – they sold out of all 84 copies they brought. (Couldn’t they have brought a few more??) The release has been postponed until Oct. 3 in order to allow a full 2-week sneak.

Lance is making great strides on the IBM version. Broderbund France wants to do Amiga, Atari and Amstrad versions. Henry and Alan are hot to trot. Things are looking good.

Doug told Tomi: “Jordan’s financial problems are over.”

I signed the In the Dark option and sent it off. It’s only $1500, but it’s kind of thrilling – the first time I’ve been paid for writing fiction. I guess this makes me a professional writer. Virginia says Mary (Pet Sematary) Lambert is interested in directing, Paramount is considering picking it up for distribution (a “negative pickup”), and Jack and Jim want to start shooting before Christmas.

There were three Broderbund Sneak Preview boxes waiting for me when I got back. (I’m still on their VIP list, so I get a copy of every new release.) One of them was Prince of Persia. That was actually a bigger thrill than anything else.

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