There are just so many contests and blogfests going on! It's really great that everyone is trying to get to know each other and their work this way.
I'm not so great with the blogfests yet but this contest seemed fairly easy...
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Why I don't ask my husband to help me write!
I love him.
I really do, but sometimes I just shouldn't ask him about my writing.
It's like asking my cat not to hold a grudge.
I can ask but chances are I'm getting the fuzzy cat butt end in my face for days.
Here's what happened...
Me: "Honey, I'm having some trouble with my plot."
Him: "What seems to be the trouble?"
Me: "Well, I've got my characters over here but they need to be over there. If I don't get them over there then this will never happen and if this never happens then the story won't work."
Him: "This show sucks. I'm changing the channel."
Me: "But I need some help!"
Him: "You need something."
So, although he did sort of help me by letting me know that my story sucked, he didn't help me come up with an idea to fix it.
That came yesterday morning. And I re-wrote the entire section.
Then this morning at 4:00 am I came up with a whole new idea. A better idea.
Drastic edits occurred again today but I think they were for the best. Now I will just have to tie it all back together. But I think I got the characters finally where they need to be.
Almost in bed!
In other news:
I received my thanks but no thanks email back from the agent that requested my synopsis and first 50 pages.
'Not right for us at this time.'
'Don't give up!'
I really do, but sometimes I just shouldn't ask him about my writing.
It's like asking my cat not to hold a grudge.
I can ask but chances are I'm getting the fuzzy cat butt end in my face for days.
Here's what happened...
Me: "Honey, I'm having some trouble with my plot."
Him: "What seems to be the trouble?"
Me: "Well, I've got my characters over here but they need to be over there. If I don't get them over there then this will never happen and if this never happens then the story won't work."
Him: "This show sucks. I'm changing the channel."
Me: "But I need some help!"
Him: "You need something."
So, although he did sort of help me by letting me know that my story sucked, he didn't help me come up with an idea to fix it.
That came yesterday morning. And I re-wrote the entire section.
Then this morning at 4:00 am I came up with a whole new idea. A better idea.
Drastic edits occurred again today but I think they were for the best. Now I will just have to tie it all back together. But I think I got the characters finally where they need to be.
Almost in bed!
In other news:
I received my thanks but no thanks email back from the agent that requested my synopsis and first 50 pages.
'Not right for us at this time.'
'Don't give up!'
What's that line...It's great just to be nominated!
I was glad they gave me a chance. Hopefully it will catch on.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Not to be taken lightly.
To be honest, I had completely given up on the query letters/emails that I had sent to the original 15 agents/publishers on my first book.
I figured that if they hadn't replied since May/June that I wouldn't be hearing from them...well...ever.
To my surprise, I did get an email a few days ago. It was from an agent that I had sent an email query to.
I mentioned this in my last blog but it was a short but sweet note because I was blogging from my phone and unable to type very much at one time.
I had written that none of us should get too excited. Yes, someone asked for more to read, but it could easily end just there.
I am certainly not trying to diminish the importance of being asked for more.
As I wrote in response to a fellow blogger, I am just 'cautiously optimistic'.
I want to jump up and down, but I know me, I know my luck.
I don't have any.
Best not to jinx myself any further.
It was excellent timing though. I had just finished up 'fixing' my story and going through each and every page. I mean...just...finished. So that was handy.
AND
I had to go to a family wedding this past weekend. Only one person asked me what I had been doing with my life but I was able to say that I was submitting my manuscript to agents and publishers and working on my second book.
It was pretty cool.
I still didn't use the word 'writer'.
BOK! BOK!
What's that Colonel Sanders? Chicken?
Probably.
So, to sum up. I am very grateful that someone wants to read more of my work. I hope they want to read the whole thing eventually. But I will understand if I don't hear from them.
I won't like it, but I will understand.
Meanwhile...I am working on book two. Since working on the first one I felt it was necessary to go through everything I had already written. It still flows pretty good. I like how things ended. I got a bit of writing in after that but not too much. Perhaps more tomorrow.
I figured that if they hadn't replied since May/June that I wouldn't be hearing from them...well...ever.
To my surprise, I did get an email a few days ago. It was from an agent that I had sent an email query to.
I mentioned this in my last blog but it was a short but sweet note because I was blogging from my phone and unable to type very much at one time.
I had written that none of us should get too excited. Yes, someone asked for more to read, but it could easily end just there.
I am certainly not trying to diminish the importance of being asked for more.
As I wrote in response to a fellow blogger, I am just 'cautiously optimistic'.
I want to jump up and down, but I know me, I know my luck.
I don't have any.
Best not to jinx myself any further.
It was excellent timing though. I had just finished up 'fixing' my story and going through each and every page. I mean...just...finished. So that was handy.
AND
I had to go to a family wedding this past weekend. Only one person asked me what I had been doing with my life but I was able to say that I was submitting my manuscript to agents and publishers and working on my second book.
It was pretty cool.
I still didn't use the word 'writer'.
BOK! BOK!
What's that Colonel Sanders? Chicken?
Probably.
So, to sum up. I am very grateful that someone wants to read more of my work. I hope they want to read the whole thing eventually. But I will understand if I don't hear from them.
I won't like it, but I will understand.
Meanwhile...I am working on book two. Since working on the first one I felt it was necessary to go through everything I had already written. It still flows pretty good. I like how things ended. I got a bit of writing in after that but not too much. Perhaps more tomorrow.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Weddings=free story material
Got a great story idea from a family wedding. Didn't have paper and pen in my tiny purse. Must come up with solution. Luckily I was able to remember it and write it down on a tiny piece of hotel paper.
Argh.
More writing tomorrow. Unable to get anything done this weekend.
So, don't get excited but one of the fifteen people I sent a query to asked for my synopsis and first fifty pages. It took three months but that's okay. Trying to keep calm and move ahead. Could mean nothing.
Argh.
More writing tomorrow. Unable to get anything done this weekend.
So, don't get excited but one of the fifteen people I sent a query to asked for my synopsis and first fifty pages. It took three months but that's okay. Trying to keep calm and move ahead. Could mean nothing.
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