That is, determined to finish her revisions. I don’t have a snapshot for this one, but picture me here, in my t-shirt and shorts and wearing what my honey lovingly calls my “birth control glasses.” I am rationing out my visits to the Net and e-mail like little chocolates to a prisoner. You wrote two pages? Here, little writer prisoner girl, you may see what’s happening in cyberspace—come to the cyber window! Oh, you are approaching the end of that scene? Then, for being a very good girl, you may check your agency queries. What? No progress? Then log off of Outlook, naughty lady.
That, my friends, is how I’m spending my Saturday. How about you guys?
Deidre
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I'm supposed to be writing a synopsis while doing laundry. But first I'm getting my morning blog fix.
Cindy
I'm knee deep in revisions for a proposal, but they are going so wonderfully and sooo much better than I anticipated that I'm a happy little elf and am allowing myself play time in cyberspace. Come and join the fun, she tempts...
I am avoiding writing by doing housework.
I am sooooo pathetic.
Terri
*groan* Writing my pitch, which I've never done before.
And here I thought the idea of a synopsis was daunting...
LOL....birth control glasses.
Your writing about hot donkey sex?
Curious,
Terri
Yes, and the tentative title is HeeHaw Banshee: The braying army strikes the final blow.
It is HOT!
You guys are tickling me to pieces. Sequel?
BRAYING BANSHEE RIDES AGAIN!
:)
I can so relate, Deidre. I've spent the last two weeks in revision h*ll. I finally got one novella finished and the other ALMOST finished. DH (my critique partner) has to read through it once more, then I'll fix anything he finds that needs fixing-- and he keeps finding stuff, darn him *g*. After that I'll send it out into the cold harsh world. At that point I may actually *gasp* take a week-long vacation. Or maybe not. There's this story I've been thinking about writing...
Ellen, on one hand I really love revisions. It's fun to dig into a work and really take it to the next level. On the other, you're so sick of looking at the book by then it's like, EWWWW!
On the Donkey series, came up with another title. The heroic leader who unites everyone--that story? It's called...BRAYHEART!
*Snort* Oh, that is truly terrible, Deidre. You've obviously been working much too hard:-).
Hee, Ellen. And if it's a SOAP opera?
The Bray and the Beautiful
I'll trade ALL your writing procrastination for all the appendectomies, colonoscopies, and abscess lancings that I've had to type for the last 7 hours! Anyone? Anyone?! I will do your revisions for you! Well, as soon as I'm done with my own, of course. ANYTHING but one more gallbladder removal. Please. I'm begging.
How soon until Reno? 16 days, 19 hours and 27 minutes until that freaking plane takes off the ground! Yay!
Shannon
BRAYHEART????? ROTFL!!!
OMG!
Science fiction genre:
BRAY NEW WORLD!
AHHH!
Ha! I just wrote a page.
Terri
Historical:
Land of the Free; Home of the Bray.
Baseball Team:
The Atlanta Brays!
Self-help book:
Bray Zen.
Historical Romance:
Brayzen
Terri (losing her mind)
And of course for writers:
Writing the Bray-kout Novel
Forgive me Donald Maas.
Terri
Country Music:
Achey Bray-key Heart.
Terri (running for cover)
Terri, those are soo funny! You should be a writer! :-)
Shannon
We've created a new genre. Donkey Fiction. Giddeup, cowgirls!!
Dear Nice Shannon,
Thank you, I am a writer. Prepubbed and working on the last chapters of my WIP.
;)
And yes, I write paranormal romantic comedy.
Thriller genre:
Silence of the Mules.
Terri (heehee)
Misery loves company doesn't it? I was in the shoes you're in all last week, D, hiding in my self-imposed misery cave, but now I'm celebrating. I've finished my bitch (literally) of a book that has plagued me for weeks, a week under deadline and now I can get back to that proposal I was working on before some agent thinks I forgot her ;-)
At least you guys are editing your own mss. I'm still working on a client book, and my heart really wants to be in my own.
Bray-king up is Hard to Do. \;+)
You've Got Mule
BatMule Begins
D...I wanna see the Birth Control glasses.
I knew I shouldn't have stopped in here *g*
Stephen King book:
The Green Mule
Terri
Broadway show:
The Sound of Mule-zic
(Please someone stop me)
Terri
Disney movie based on a Chinese folktale:
Mule-an
(AAARRRR)
Terri
Half-asses on the Internet:
Ya-Mule-igans
Terri
Monty Python Movie:
Life of Bray-an
T.
Tearjerker movie starring Rex Harrison:
The Ghost and Mrs. Mule
T
I haven't done any writing, but I spent the day downtown, "selling my wares", at our annual StreetFest. With the streets closed off, activities for adults and kids, live entertainment and vendors of all kinds, it's a prime time to sell copies of my book. Just got home and I am exhausted, but there are now more people reading my book. :-)
Cathy
www.catherineannecollins.com
You guys are all too funny!
How I Spent My Saturday...I spent all day at an RWA chapter meeting, mingling with my fellow writers and listening to great advice from Joan Johnston who did an all day talk.
First thing this morning, I practice pitched to Susan Squires, who was immeasurably helpful in getting me ready for National. Then after lunch I found out I'm a finalist in the Orange Rose!! Definitely a nice day.
But after 4-1/2 hours sleep last night, I don't expect I'll get too much done now that I'm home because my bray-n is melted. ;)
Gina
Ooh, Gina, what did you learn at the seminar?
I, for one, am marveling at how much TIME and effort it really does take to write a book. I always know it, but then you reach this point, and you're like, "Wow, what a lot of work for something so relatively insubstantial in the grand scheme of life." LOL!
I spent my morning at my first local chapter RWA meeting. I had a wonderful hostess who introduced me as someone everyone should get to know because I am the Portland/Vancouver Editor for NW woman Magazine, but most importantly, the Book Club managing editor. I've never in my life felt so welcome anywhere;-)
Then I was taken out to lunch where I scmoozed with everyone only to find that I had a huge piece of sirloin steak in my teeth.
That old tripping when I meet a vip thing again. Sigh!
Teri
**smirk** Well, I am surfing on Sunday, because I actually sat on my a** yesterday and got on a writing roll and did, like, 3000 words...oh, yeah! **Major victory dance**. Now, of course, it's Sunday and the glories of yesterday need somehow to be repeated....
Love to all,
Robin
LOL on the "Bray" stuff }:)
Ooh...I learned a bunch. Joan Johnston's talk was mainly about business and strategy--things you know all about. But for me, it was very interesting to hear about her negotiations (with real figures) once she hit the NYT list, and how she has handled other situations.
Now it's Sunday afternoon, and I imagine Deidre and the Bloggers all writing away, as I shall be momentarily now that I have relocated my office to a cooler part of the house. :)
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