Beverly and Sail, I'm anticipating another round of rewrites after the current readers comment. Can I run it by you guys after that?
There's something about a food that moves all by itself that gives me the heebie-jeebies.
Joyce ,'Never Leave Me'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
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Volans - Apr 10, 2006 5:54:13 am PDT #5983 of 10001
move out and draw fire
SailAweigh - Apr 10, 2006 6:05:32 am PDT #5984 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Sounds great! I'm looking forward to it, Raq.
Beverly - Apr 10, 2006 7:45:54 am PDT #5985 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
That's fine, Raq. I'll look forward to it.
deborah grabien - Apr 10, 2006 7:49:28 am PDT #5986 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Raq, sitting down with yours even as we speak.
Cindy, I'm 35K into the fourth one. And guitars pretty.
Allyson - Apr 10, 2006 7:58:24 am PDT #5987 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Thanks for all you said, Connie. Meant a lot.
Question: If it's been a month, and my new agent still hasn't read my manuscript, I can start feeling very frustrated, right?
Topic!Cindy - Apr 10, 2006 8:02:03 am PDT #5988 of 10001
What is even happening?
Cindy, I'm 35K into the fourth one. And guitars pretty.Cleveland is fourth?
Is R&RNF the first, and WMGGW the second? What's 3rd? When do you get to Boston (or was that third)?
deborah grabien - Apr 10, 2006 8:24:40 am PDT #5989 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Cindy, you read the first two. You haven't read London Calling. I'm working on Cleveland Rocks, even as we speak. Five (which I can't frickin' wait to write is the big world tour, Book of Days. Six will be a suicide that isn't, Uncle John's Band. Seven, I get to bump off a certain world-class guitar player who is famous for not paying his band members/session people, and who is one of the bigger jerks on the planet (you know who I mean); that one's not titled yet. Boston - probably with an Aerosmith title, Dream On or Walk This Way or Janie's Got A Gun, will be in Boston.
deborah grabien - Apr 10, 2006 8:25:11 am PDT #5990 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Allyson, have you spoken to the new agent?
Allyson - Apr 10, 2006 8:30:49 am PDT #5991 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Once when she first had to take me on, and another time when we discussing a revision to my contract.
So I sent an e last week asking if she had read my manuscript since I have to add another 30k words and my old agent was working with me on it. She hadn't finished it and said she'd drop me an email. But you know, it's just 30k words. 95 pages.
I think maybe it's just that my old agent was especially attentive/encouraging. I get the feeling that for my new agent, well, she wouldn't have chosen this project.
deborah grabien - Apr 10, 2006 8:32:32 am PDT #5992 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
OK, a question. Can you ring up your old agent, explain, tell her what you're worried about, and ask for advice about handling it, since she knows her replacement, and you don't?
Do you have the kind of rapport with your ex? Because it sounds as if you do.