Barb, it's not megalomaniacal to want to put the work in to become a great writer. Seeking whatever means to hone your craft is a sane and rational way to express your ambitions. It's not like you are asking us for Willow's Magick Spell for Making Publishers Buy Your Stuff. I'm sorry I don't have any better insights for you.

Monster Mash!Shanie is darling and makes me smile.

Anyone else hearing "Dead Man's Party"?

I am now.

Go home sick, nap, get up and go to ground school.

It's not like you are asking us for Willow's Magick Spell for Making Publishers Buy Your Stuff.

Wait, wait, wait...

Have y'all been holding out on me?? Hm????

Strictly speaking I am home--I'm working from home today. I'm feeling like hammered spam while lying on the sofa. And if I'm gonna go to ground school I leave in an hour and a half.

I'll see if advanced lazing can help me feel better before then.

And I just broke Mamet's "talking about a THIRD PERSON rule" right now, and it's fucking great." Of course, I'm writing Entourage where Ari and Vinny are like the moon and sun respectively...if the other people did not speculate about their behavior, even more of that show would be about pot, video games and fucking. And, yet, it's better than it sounds,

Have y'all been holding out on me?? Hm????

Grins beatifically. No, no, of course not.

javachik- i sent you email re: Emeline's tball team, did you get it?

I did! I am woefully behind on email. But I cackled and gasped at little Em being a San Francisco Gigante!

I would kill and eat someone here to get ahold of Willow's Publication Charm...don't take that wrong.

Gronk. I have gotten some work done, applied to one more job, found a few others where I will apply. Need to do laundry, return a phone call, and go to the pharmacy. I think those all might wait until tomorrow.

I would kill and eat someone here to get ahold of Willow's Publication Charm...don't take that wrong.

Nothing personal, it's just a matter of priorities.