With her perfect skin, she looked no older than 27, but, in her violet eyes, he could see something ancient—and eternal.
OK, this completely nailed me. 27! You picked an exact age with no explanation!
Perfecto.
erika, I quote my editor, so please believe her if you can't believe me:
Plot is the easiest thing to fix.
Really. I probably won't be able to get too much more done for a few days - I'm also editing for Roz Kaveney and the pass pages for Matty are due on Friday - but I loves it a ton and expect to love it more.
You picked an exact age with no explanation!
That was exactly what I was going for. I am so happy you noticed.
Congrats to AmyLiz and Kristin!
I do believe you, Deb. It's the *process* of having to unravel the pages for it that I'm finding tiring in the short-term. I know the story will come...it's chipping away the stuff that doesn't look like...Pelecanos, uh I mean David, that is...sometimes annoying.
It's the *process* of having to unravel the pages for it that I'm finding tiring in the short-term.
Oh, I hear that - trust me. When Ruth offered to buy "Weaver", she did it on the basis of 213 manuscript pages, written with alternating chapters telling the modern story and the 19th century story. She offere with the caveat that I lose the entire 19th century story and rewrite it so that the modern characters did all the discovery. As she put it: "The interesting thing about these ghosts? Is that they're dead. It's the modern characters who make the book."
So yes, I do get the sudden drop at the pit of the tum, the whole "oh, shit, I have to do what...?"
But the book was a bazillion times better because of it. And the other result? Concentrating on the modern characters allowed it to become a series, rather than a one-off.
And, much like my social life, I have to do most of everything one-handed.
And, much like my social life, I have to do most of everything one-handed.
choking
Has anyone told you, oh internet wife of mine, that you are EVIL?
"I haven't been evil for a very long time. Why does everybody keep telling me that?"
This isn't creative writing (much) but I am starting the scary process of sending out covers and resumes for teaching jobs.
Would anyone be willing to take a gander, for proofing, ideas, whatever? Feedback is SO good.
Erin, you can send it to me if you'd like. Profile addy is good.
