Posts Tagged ‘agent wants my manuscript!’

Got a letter back from one of the agents I submitted my full manuscript to and — BAaaa! (sound of buzzer) Ah, well. It was a long shot…but definitely worth a shot. Time to get the next batch of queries out.

(at least as much as any writer can be “done” tinkering around with her masterpiece) Yes, I finished my latest round of polishing! The manuscript is being copied at Kinko’s as I type this, all 352 pages, 68,300+ words of it. (I’m not saying every word is a jewel, but it is something to see [...]

Good news: I received a request for my full manuscript from a second agent. Woohoo! Bad news: I haven’t figured out how to clone myself…and I still have a few more chapters to go with the polishing. Good news: I’ve matured tremendously (cough, cough) in the 2 weeks since turning 40, so I now accept that I can’t [...]

pol-ish (vb): 1: to make smooth and glossy usu. by friction : BURNISH  2: to smooth, soften, or refine in manners or condition  3: to bring to a highly developed, finished or refined state : PERFECT I realize I’ve been remiss in blogging since the month began, but it really hasn’t been by design. I’ve been polishing my manuscript [...]

Chicago from Above Originally uploaded by Stuck in Customs I’m off for a few days to Chi-town, visiting my cousin tomorrow through Friday morning and then my girlfriends for a weekend sure to be filled with lots of talk, laughter, counseling and food (especially seeing that it’s Taste of Chicago this weekend). It’ll be like [...]