It's kind of neat to see how much it grew since then isn't it? I find creative process fascinating.

Brynn, it's really neat. I have always had difficulty "growing" a story to fit a certain length, but you did a really good job of it. And thank you for the compliment. I enjoy editing.

I think they want us to talk about faith in our lives (in my case, it would be while growing up, the half of my family that was Jewish), how it affects our work (none of us are writing about Jewish themes, so I have no idea how this pans out), what we've run into because of it one way or another.

Thanks, deb - that reads really interesting.

Deena, now I'm curious to see Brynn's original short piece. I only saw the longer one, which worked perfectly - a very organic feel to the progression.

Deena, now I'm curious to see Brynn's original short piece. I only saw the longer one, which worked perfectly - a very organic feel to the progression.

edit: Nilly, it's in early December, and they're projecting 2,000 people showing up; it's the opening of the new Centre, which has a huge list of moneyed donors, all of whom read. I'm expecting major fun, and the timing is perfect, because Famous Flower of Serving Men will have been out for about five weeks.

Thanks sj. I received your email as well. Deb, if you're really interested I probably have a copy of it kicking around my computer somewhere. Actually, going over the story today I noticed a logic flaw. The store's been rearranged yet the character seems to know where everything is. Whoops. Easily fixed with a quick reference though.

Oh, I assumed it had been recently rearranged, but not so recently that she hadn't picked up where things were. I worked as a checker in a grocery store. Once you got the logic, it didn't seem that hard to figure out where things had gone.

I never keep stuff after I beta it. I don't want to make the mistake of thinking it's mine 5 years down the road. I hope you do have a copy, Brynn. It would be a good thing to keep, imo.

Deb, that reading sounds more and more intriguing all the time. That's a lot of people in attendance.

Oh, I assumed it had been recently rearranged, but not so recently that she hadn't picked up where things were.

So had I; it's the sort of thing the staff always does seem to know.

Hmm. so it's not a logic problem then?

Hmm. so it's not a logic problem then?

I don't know. I didn't think of it when I read the story, but when I was working at the bookstore they kept moving things and it took me a while not to want to immediately go to where things used to be.

I talked to the editor at Mouth last night. Good conversation, full of extolling of my virtues(/Lorne) She said I should read this book called "Writing Without Teachers" and if I did I'd never get writer's block again. Which feels like a big "Nuh and uh" from here but what do y'all think? Has anyone here read it?