Well, this is embarrassing…

I actually really love it when FireFox updates in the middle of the night and wrecks my session while I sleep. It gives me that little “Well, this is embarrassing…” page.  OOps! We’ve forgotten the 3 bagillion pages you left open.  Wanna start a new session? Sure I do. It’s nice the way they take [...]

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Chenda and the Airship Brofman ALIVE!

Here it is: My book is available at AMAZON.com Check me out! I’m tickled. My tail has been wagging all week.  This is one of the greatest things I have ever done!  I love that it’s out there. Forever. (Gulp!) I proud and thankful and just a whirlwind of emotions. Thanks to everyone who supported [...]

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The opposite of no.

FINALLY – A response to an agent query that didn’t say NO! I got a “SEND MORE PAGES!” Happy dance! Ok – I know this is not the same as a yes, but it’s better than a no. I just sent off 30 pages of my baby. The response from the bot was – you’ll [...]

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HOME

Back from Charleston. LONG weekend. I have to say that jellyfish suck so much, I am surprised sea level is still rising. Exhausted by constantly fighting with Eleanor about EVERYTHING! She’s been spoiled recently and I have spent this evening screwing her head back down – tight. Lastly – It’s official – I have started [...]

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Gag me

Two more rejections today. IF you are keeping score -  I have sent 20 query letters to agents, and only 6 can still be considered to be still alive. Dat’s a lotta rejection. Sigh.   SO – I am going to start writing a new book. Take that!

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“Toy Rocket”

I’ve made a fan page for Chenda and the Airship Brofman on Facebook. Since yesterday it has 17 fans!  Way to stroke my ego, people. But that’s not the funny part. Diane Turnshek commented on it on her FB page and someone noted that my art looked like a “Toy Rocket” and posted this LINK. [...]

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Somebody stop me, or help me, or whatever

I keep rewriting the first paragraph.  I think it’s better now, but I’m freaking out. How does this grab you? Chenda Frost sat perfectly still. She balanced in that silent place between a running panic and the withering urge to vomit that accompanies desperate grief. As the short line of cars followed the hearse into [...]

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What? Didn’t you read the directions?

It’s been almost two weeks since I got a rejection letter from an agent.  I take this two ways. First, I know that not getting a ‘no’ isn’t entirely like getting a ‘yes’, but avoiding a ‘no’ is better than getting one. (Whoever understands that crazy sentence gets to be mayor of Wackytown.) But, on [...]

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A promising rejection!

I got this letter today (the names have been changed to protect, well, everyone): Dear Emilie Thank you so much for your interest in Shmancy Literary Agency. I am afraid, however, that I will have to pass on this project. As I am sure you are aware from my website, your manuscript is simply not [...]

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Suddenly – there was more rejection.

Yep.  Another. Polite, but no feedback. For those scoring at home: 15 queries sent. 3 rejections. 1 DCU-WCY overdue. I guess that means I have 11 live ones out there. Here’s the part where I itch to send out more queries….

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