(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 this [...]
Hey, kids. I’m only a few days into my blogging break, but they’ve been productive ones (which was the idea). I’m cranking through my editing — well, okay, some minutes cranking, others creaking.
Just wanted to let you know that you can find my latest Dinner for One on what it means to be called a single mom — [...]
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 do – and shouldn’t attempt to [...]
And is that such a bad thing?
Dear Eva,
What pretty eyes you have without all that gunk around them! And look at those lips without lipstick!
(Wait — am I allowed to talk about lipstick? Is a big red, white and blue MCain cane going to sweep me off my own stage?)
Well, way to show those photogs, [...]
If you haven’t noticed by now, I’m not much of a political or “issues” blogger. I’m not much of a political or issues person, for that matter. But I couldn’t help but appreciate an opinion piece called “The Palin Effect: She makes me want to take a nap” that appeared in our Sunday paper today [...]
Just back from a sales meeting and thought I’d share with you a few key phrases I overheard during one of the presentations. I was a little confused about what they meant, so I took a stab* at translating them:
“The turkey’s on the table” – If you watch less of the Today show and work harder, fatty poultry products will magically appear in [...]
I’m off work today, catching up on a few things around the house and on the manuscript project that will never die (although the light at the end of the tunnel is still gleaming in my eye). Needless to say I’m reaaaaaally looking forward to this long holiday/birthday weekend.
I don’t want to dwell on the [...]
I usually don’t have plans for weeks at a time and wouldn’t you know I had invitations to attend not one, but two blogging get-togethers yesterday evening. So, I did what every master juggler/love my blogging people person would do. I bemoaned the fact I was so popular and went to both.
We may have giant [...]
Cougar, originally uploaded by ashour rehana.
The kids and I just came back from a dinner out at Red Robin. Now, I’m usually pretty clueless about guys noticing me, and even me noticing guys for more than a casual “Yeah, he’s [hot/cute]” moment. I mean, I love me a handsome man to look at, but I [...]
Overheard across the blogosphere:
Reader 1: What’s Susan up to now with this “30 by 40″ bit?
Reader 2: I think it’s another one of Susan’s blogging gimmicks. You know how she is.
Reader 3: Yeah, I think you’re right, Reader 2. For chrissake the woman ate goat and jumped out of a plane just to increase her page [...]
