Just wanted to say. I'm annoyed a bit at beta exchange person 1, because it was an agreement to turn around chapters for each other and I've been timely about it. Beta readers are a totally different matter, that's people being awesomely generous enough to read and give me comments and corrections on a friggn' 120k word novel that still has typos and awkward sentences. I love them all.
Saffron: But we've been wed. Aren't we to become one flesh? Mal: Well, no, uh... We're still two fleshes here, and I think that your flesh ought to sleep somewhere else.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
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Gudanov - Oct 19, 2009 6:54:53 am PDT #2558 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Gudanov - Oct 20, 2009 5:17:20 am PDT #2559 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Still working on 21 and 22, but almost done. I had my wife look at 22 and she pointed out a place where Aimee's emotions aren't complex enough and she's right, so some fixing will be needed.
The listening is revealing that I need to do tightening and rephrasing pretty badly. Nonetheless, I'm feeling a bit encouraged, it seems like the story and characters are going along okay. The characters probably need a bit more work, but they aren't terrible to my ear. I already knew that I needed to work on tightening and rephrasing, so that doesn't seem all that bad.
Amy - Oct 20, 2009 2:56:57 pm PDT #2560 of 6690
Because books.
So I took a nap this afternoon and missed a call from my agent. And she never calls unless she has news, which in this case is probably X Publisher likes the zombie book, or X Publisher passed on it. And now I have to wait till tomorrow to find out which it is.
Learn from me, people! Don't nap!
Barb - Oct 20, 2009 3:18:26 pm PDT #2561 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
And she didn't leave a MESSAGE? Or email or SOMETHING??
AUGH.
Amy - Oct 20, 2009 3:19:45 pm PDT #2562 of 6690
Because books.
No, she left a message. Said to call her tomorrow.
Barb - Oct 20, 2009 3:23:36 pm PDT #2563 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
No, she left a message. Said to call her tomorrow.
And I repeat, AUGH.
Gudanov - Oct 20, 2009 4:37:28 pm PDT #2564 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I wish you good and exciting news.
Anne W. - Oct 20, 2009 4:39:36 pm PDT #2565 of 6690
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Amy, midnight counts as "tomorrow," right? Do you have her home number?
Amy - Oct 20, 2009 5:02:13 pm PDT #2566 of 6690
Because books.
Hee. I think I can wait.
Meanwhile, I went back to my critique group after a couple months away and they completely helped me figure out what I was doing wrong with the new YA idea. I'm never leaving them again!
Gudanov - Oct 20, 2009 5:47:33 pm PDT #2567 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
And 21 is finally out, 10 days, the house painting is definitely taking a toll on my productivity.