I don't wanna write a Greek history paper: it's the weekend, hence it's evil to do anything that doesn't make me happy.

Why can't I copy-paste this policy to every weekday? I don't mind reading articles, but actually thinking? And writing about something I'm not sure about it yet and don't have an original thought about?

Signed,
Don't wanna be a responsible adult, it is WEEKEND

Happy finding-each-other-versary, msbelle and mac!

What she said!!!

Frank, I am so sorry.

I partied too hard with my friends in town from California and with my boyfriend last night. Lucky boyfriend got to stay home today (although he is up and working and reporting on the goings on--which animal is sleeping where--back at my ranch). I found out that my friend put my band in his new novel playing at a club i used to go to ALL the time back in SF. Book is with his agent now. Fingers crossed that it eventually gets published!! I know that is not so likely these days.

Oy. The publishing thing is freaking me out. I have a new book! And another not far behind!

Crap.

And hell, I'd like to see Buffistas Books Being Published.

If book sales were up year to year I wonder if this is more a matter of just trying to cut costs in order to boost the stock. I don't know how many of these companies are private or public though.

The few positives for me-- only at the moment-- is that a) I have nothing on submission at the moment, so no chance of anything falling through the cracks and b) commercial fiction and young adult both remain fairly strong.

Pity I can't actually write a decent romance (by romance, I mean the play by the rules stuff the genre demands) to save my life.

Pity I can't actually write a decent romance (by romance, I mean the play by the rules stuff the genre demands) to save my life.

Umm, may I beg to differ, and say how great is it you can't write a thing like this to save your life, and that there should be more like you?

Or you know what? I mean, this is industry. And I know the "public" (who is this "public", anyway, and why does it seem it's always on crack?) supposedly want a regular-play-by-the-rules romance. But if the industry actually wants something different to stand out and sell, they should be calling you. So this economic situation thing might give opportunities for The Good Folks to come out, after mountains of wasted woods.

I'm waaaaaaay too naive, right?

I'm waaaaaaay too naive, right?

No, not really-- I mean, I've heard more than once that I'm "that author." The one who needs just ONE editor to believe in her, to love the material unreservedly and then, Things Will Happen.

It might be a good opportunity for me, if there are editors out there who see the current situation as an opportunity to break some new things out of the pack.

Or it might be that editors retreat into cocoons of safety, going with more and more of the tried and true, offering the comforting reads that they feel the reading public wants.

It's all a crap shoot.

Whee-- what a fun industry I'm in.

I mean, I've heard more than once that I'm "that author." The one who needs just ONE editor to believe in her, to love the material unreservedly and then, Things Will Happen.

Somehow, that sounds like the most frustrating part.

I am working for a bunch of optimists. This is a problem.