What I've Been Reading
Reading was slow this month as I put myself on a deadline and meant to keep it come Hell or high water. I've on

I also picked up Suzanne Enoch's After the Kiss. (Sigh), I just love Suzanne Enoch's books. She always packs so much into each book, I find that I can't put them down

The last book is my hubby's pick. It is so funny to see my big macho hubby so excited over a romance book that he tracks down an employee of the book store and demands to know why the book wasn't on the shelf! He informs her that he receives the authors newsletter and he knows that today is the release date. The girl, she

I tackled my synopsis and am happy to report that it didn't kill me like I feared it would. I couldn't manage to get it any lower than four pages and still make it interesting and informative. I hope the agents understand. I need to give shout outs to Gillian and Erin for all of their help with the synopsis and query letter. I tell you guys, my critique partners are the best! They're always willing to help and hold my hand when nerves attack. I don't know what I'd do without them.
Congratulations must be sent to my other critique partner, Louisa Cornell, who has also finished her revisions and started on the great agent search. I know she'll have an agent soon.
Hubby bought a new car. It's a really bright red Impala SS and it came with a curse. That's right. Curse. Everytime I drive that thing I get stuck in a storm. EVERYTIME! I have managed to dodge tree limbs, saved it's hydroplaning rearend from crashing, and had to sit through a hailstorm while my teenage son practically cried over the damage that he was sure I was inflicting on it. Those were all on different days, by the way. This has been the wettest summer that I can remember.
I've been hearing the plaintive cries that every mother or caregiver dreads during summer vacation. 'I'm Bored!' My youngest is the worse. It is so hard to keep a hyperactive seven year old occupied. He discovered his older brother's X-Box and I've had a time keeping him from spending all day in front of it. I told him today to go outside and play in the sun a while. After a five second trip to the front porch, he came back in complaining that it was HOT outside. Imagine that. A trip to the craft store is necessary, it seems.
Well, faithful readers, how goes your summer so far? Anyone else hearing the dreaded howl of bored children? Anyone else wrap up revisions and launch their baby out into the cold cruel world?
I am off to start a new story.
4 comments:
HURRAY for Terry Jo!!!! ;)
I love the way you end this fabulous blog--"Off to start a new story." Girl, that's the way it's done! You are a (never-sleeping) inspiration to the rest of us.
Can't wait to read the next story.:)
Gillian, I think you may have hit on my secret. Never-sleeping. It does help that I'm an insomniac and usually get my best ideas while the house is dark and quiet.
And you know I couldn't do it without your wonderful critiques! And you'll be first to read the next one.
CONGRATS on finishing and getting to the query stage! It seems like a lot of people are getting to that point and I'm so jealous, so jealous of you all! :) And excited for you!
I was home for the 4th and heard my sister complaining about being bored (she's in college and at home with my parents for the summer). I'm so glad I'm over that stage in life. What I wouldn't give to have an "I'm bored" moment rather than running around all the time.
Can't wait to hear how the new WIP progresses!
Stephanie, hello! Oh, please don't be jealous. A trite phrase that is really, really true is 'Write at your own pace.' And if I could throw in one of my own. Know when to stop. I have to admit that I would still be 'tweaking' Schoolmarm's Seduction if hubby hadn't told me I was merely procrastinating because I was too chicken to submit. I had to prove him wrong. We're like that.
Right now, I'd love to hear 'I'm bored'! My elder two have decided to amuse themselves by looking up insults for each other in foreign languages. GRRR. This is going to lead to a fight, I can feel it.
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