Month: January 2010

  • Snippets: Get it?

    Last night after I finished watching all of Fushigi Yugi on YouTube: Andy: Please tell me you are not seriously crying over a cartoon. Me: {sniff sniff} It’s not just any cartoon! It’s EPIC. Andy: … I finish sniffling, shut down my computer, and get into bed. Me: You just don’t understand. You’re not a…

  • I can has world?

    I’ve sent a few queries for Twenty-Somewhere and plan to send a few more, but in the meantime, I’m also moving forward with my new story. You know, the one about the twenty-something couple that gets thrown into another world, which puts their relationship to the test. As I mentioned before, I already wrote a…

  • All part of the process

    Long story short: after a lot of stress and not nearly enough sleep, I turned in the full manuscript of Twenty-Somewhere to St. Martin’s Press on Saturday. Thus, on Sunday I did nothing but lie on the couch and watch TV. Both on my laptop and on the actual television. Occasionally at the same time.…

  • The gods must be crazy

    The amazing news is: After reading the first 50 pages of Twenty-Somewhere, St. Martin’s Press has asked me to submit the full manuscript for their consideration. (AAAAAEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAHHHHHOOOOOOO!) The bad news is: No real blog today, because I am mad scrambling to go over my full and make sure it’s good to submit. Sorry! Also, my…

  • Accidental drive to Mexico

    First, go read this post about “outlines and word quotas and why they sometimes might lead to sucky writing.” Then come back and let me tell you about all the outlines and word quotas and sucky writing I’ve been doing lately. ‘Cause boy oh boy is it fun! (Not.) Okay, if you’re too lazy to read…