Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Coming Up For Air

With the holiday hurry underway, November zipped by without a new blog post from me. Sorry about that. But I promise I didn't spend those silent days popping bonbons in my mouth (They were dark chocolate M&Ms) and neglecting manuscripts. Nope. I've been working.

There's a new manuscript in my life, and we've been spending lots of time together. It's a middle grade and darker than my usual voice. I'd pitch it to you, but I'm afraid to jinx a first draft.

Along with writing, I've been researching agents and hoping to find one that loves PRINCESS OR PIRATE and wants to help me find it a good home. I'll be crossing my fingers, toes, and eyes as I check my inbox and wait for the mail lady in the coming months.

Thanksgiving found me thankful for family, friends, and the ability to do what I love. Now my tree is up, the first snow has fallen, and my heart is happy as I wait for Christmas.

What are you waiting for? An email? A baby? Twooo Love? Gotta love The Princess Bride. Leave a comment to let us know. 

6 comments:

  1. Love...twooooo love... :) And how 'bout those ROUS? yes, Princess Bride is the bomb. And yes, I just said "the bomb". I know it's sooo 80's - but it can't be helped. I'm a hippy born in the wrong decade with a smidge of 80's thrown in for good measure.

    Glad you had such a great Thanksgiving. WE did, too! Christmas will be here soon. I'm excited. Waiting is hard, but it's part of the fun, too. Don't ya think?

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  2. Eighties words are allowed and encouraged on my blog. I still haven't let go of using "awesome" in public, but I try to keep my "totally tubulars" to a minimum.

    I do think waiting can be fun, because waiting involves excitement and hope.

    Glad you had a good Thanksgiving. Merry Christmas, Donna!

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  3. "He clearly said 'to blathe' . . . "

    To quote Tom Petty, "The wai-ai-ting is the hardest part." At least that's what I'm finding as I wait to hear back from agents about the Jane project. On the plus side, I'm in love with my new writing project - a YA prose novel - and it's keeping me happily busy.

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  4. When I saw Tom Petty in concert in September, I sang extra loud to that song. :)

    Good luck as you wait for agent news, Kelly. You are smart to create while you wait. We never know which of our manuscripts will be loved first.

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  5. I am waiting for an agent. (Smiles) I've been working hard and have gotten very close but not close enough. I started a new blog (still have my writing blog but this other one is work-related on social media, http://www.yorkblog.com/buffy) and I'm revising a MG that I have always loved and haven't given up the dream of one day seeing published. Blessings to you. I wish you the best of luck placing your work.

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  6. I'm waiting for a new job for the hubs ;)
    I'm also waiting for my muse to kick back in. She took an extended vacay. During my writing time, I just type bits at a time. Frustrating. But I thought of an interesting story this morning. A modern re-telling of the Christmas story from Mary's POV.

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