I got my first no from an agent today. It’s actually more frustrating than soul-crushing. They didn’t say no to my writing or to my manuscript. They said no to a one page description of my story.
I’m going to work some more on that one page description. It’s only bad when everyone says no, lol.
You Are Dare |
 You are outrageous, adventurous, and wild. You live to have fun. You are all about taking risks and pushing limits. You love the rush of doing something forbidden. Like most daring people, you are highly intelligent and creative. That’s why you get bored so easily.You need a lot of stimulation and novelty in your life. You aren’t satisfied with the mundane. |
This is the song I’m writing to today. Just a little FYI, in case you’ve been dying to know
Not advocating the writing of such, but I found this Erotic Thesaurus – A Guide to Purple-Prose for the Literary Artist.
Writing and revising and critting, if that helps any. But I’m back. I’ll try to have a Writing Wednesday post up sometime today!
It’s good to be back!
You Are Engaged |
 You feel completely absorbed and intrigued right now. You’re cheerfully busy. You’re alert and completely involved with everything you do. You don’t walk through life half-asleep. If you’re interested and engrossed, then you feel incredibly happy.You are constantly curious and never bored. There’s too much to be fascinated with! |
Being in the business of happily-ever-afters, I wondered…
A friend directed me to this site Tuesday. It’s dozens of desktops, very nice desktops, with a March calender to boot. (I got the underwater one, if you’re interested.)
This book, by Kelly St. John, broke several big rules. There was no clear antagonist. The majority of the book, the heroine and hero’s relationship doesn’t immediately progress to HEA simply because of a verbal misunderstanding and some insecurity and doubt on both parts. And the end? The black moment is based on a huge misunderstanding that the heroine won’t give the hero a chance to explain. It breaks all the rules I’ve read, and yet… it’s a really good book.
I love the characters, I enjoyed watching as they fell harder for one another (since they both basically start with major crushes). Despite the misunderstanding premise, they didn’t spend the whole book fighting to create conflict. Conflict was generated by the two of them falling harder and worrying about the other wanting more than just the five days of sex they agreed to. Oh. And there’s a LOT of sex. Let me put it this way: the heroine has a list of all the wild sexcapades she’s never tried and wants to fulfill with Mr. Right. And they do them all. Graphically.
So, good book, great author who can break the Rules and still give a good read.
This week’s song to write to: Kelly Clarkson, My Life Would Suck Without You
Cafepress gifts for writers! I can’t decide which is my favorite, but it’s a toss up between I’m a famous writer (which I’m so not!) and The Voices In My Head Tell Me What to Write (which is so true!).
