Bigger boat. Yeah.
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lagilmanSomewhere, in a proper alternate universe, we're having a Presidential funeral this week. Goodbye and Gods-rest, Ann Richards.
On the writing side:
A few nights ago I got mugged by a proposal. Full body slam down onto the pavement, it took my wallet, then left me bleeding and dazed in the morning. Madame Agent now has the short version in-hand, an editor is intrigued by my one-line descriptions, and we shall see what we shall see.
BB revisions continue, once I was cleaned up and put back in my chair. This is one bitch of a revision, and not simply because I keep getting interrupted. I think I prefer the 'hate the manuscript, enjoy the revisions' stage more than the reverse....
On the editorial side:
Remember that manuscript I was griping about a month or so ago? The one that was committing Stupid for the Sake of Plot?
Guess who just got asked to take on the next book from that author?
It's a compliment of sorts -- she apparently took well to my comments, and they know I can handle it. But oh, the masochism inherent in my "sure..."
As though to make up for it, I'm in the middle of editing a manuscript that I liked well enough to e-mail the editor and offer an unsolicited blurb for it, if they liked. They liked. So I'm not only editing it, and writing copy for it, but I'm blurbing it as well. If I had any artistic ability whatsoever, I could have done the cover, too... *wry g*
Here, it rains and is vaguely Octobery. Forecast calls for a return of sun (good) and summery conditions (bad). I have started the process of winterizing the burrow. Joy.
Go here and look through random quotes until you find 5 that you think reflect who you are or what you believe. Repost in your journal.
ooh, choosing only five was tough. But these made the final cut.
"Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece."
-- Ralph Charell
"To love what you do and feel that it matters - how could anything be more fun?" -- Katharine Graham
"Laughter is by definition healthy." --Doris Lessing
"Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine and tarragon make it French. Sour cream makes it Russian; lemon and cinnamon make it Greek. Soy sauce makes it Chinese; garlic makes it good."
-- Alice May Brock
"He felt about books as doctors feel about medicines, or managers about plays - cynical, but hopeful."
-- Dame Rose Macaulay
and now I shall disappear for a bit...
On the writing side:
A few nights ago I got mugged by a proposal. Full body slam down onto the pavement, it took my wallet, then left me bleeding and dazed in the morning. Madame Agent now has the short version in-hand, an editor is intrigued by my one-line descriptions, and we shall see what we shall see.
BB revisions continue, once I was cleaned up and put back in my chair. This is one bitch of a revision, and not simply because I keep getting interrupted. I think I prefer the 'hate the manuscript, enjoy the revisions' stage more than the reverse....
On the editorial side:
Remember that manuscript I was griping about a month or so ago? The one that was committing Stupid for the Sake of Plot?
Guess who just got asked to take on the next book from that author?
It's a compliment of sorts -- she apparently took well to my comments, and they know I can handle it. But oh, the masochism inherent in my "sure..."
As though to make up for it, I'm in the middle of editing a manuscript that I liked well enough to e-mail the editor and offer an unsolicited blurb for it, if they liked. They liked. So I'm not only editing it, and writing copy for it, but I'm blurbing it as well. If I had any artistic ability whatsoever, I could have done the cover, too... *wry g*
Here, it rains and is vaguely Octobery. Forecast calls for a return of sun (good) and summery conditions (bad). I have started the process of winterizing the burrow. Joy.
Go here and look through random quotes until you find 5 that you think reflect who you are or what you believe. Repost in your journal.
ooh, choosing only five was tough. But these made the final cut.
"Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece."
-- Ralph Charell
"To love what you do and feel that it matters - how could anything be more fun?" -- Katharine Graham
"Laughter is by definition healthy." --Doris Lessing
"Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine and tarragon make it French. Sour cream makes it Russian; lemon and cinnamon make it Greek. Soy sauce makes it Chinese; garlic makes it good."
-- Alice May Brock
"He felt about books as doctors feel about medicines, or managers about plays - cynical, but hopeful."
-- Dame Rose Macaulay
and now I shall disappear for a bit...
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Date: 2006-09-14 02:08 pm (UTC)