… waiting … and waiting …

Did I mention that I’m impatient?

This technological age should be my cup of tea.  I can text some one and get a reply in seconds most of the time.

I also refuse to answer the phone these days, so I must not be completely into instant gratification.  Or maybe I just want it for me and no one else. 

(Photo credit: Andrew Huff)

Anyway, right now I’m waiting to hear back from one of my dear friends whom (or is it who?  I probably ought to know) I’ve never met – Kate of 4amwriter.com.

She very graciously agreed to read the first few pages of my WIP that I have rewritten in 1st person.  This is invaluable as I trust that if it totally sucks, she’s the sort of friend who will let me know (perhaps saving me from rewriting the whole thing a second time), but would also put it much more nicely than “this totally sucks.”

But now that I’ve sent it off, I want to hear back.  Now.  RIGHT now.  Or, maybe 2 minutes ago when I sent it.  Of course, this is not fair to Kate, as she might, I don’t know, have a life besides sitting at the keyboard waiting for my emails.

Did anyone ever tell you that trying to reason with a person’s desires is like trying to put out a wildfire with a watering can?  No? Well, it is.

So, for those of you who have submitted things to agents/publishers – is the waiting this bad?  Does it get better with practice?

Oh, Kate (I know you’re reading this), no need to hurry with that

(disclaimer: By the time this is posted, several days after I sent that email,  I’ll probably have heard back from Kate, who is one of the fastest replyers on the internet.  She is that awesome.  Check out her blog, ok?  It’s worth it… and I’m not just saying that because she’s doing me a huge favor.)

Do-Overs

As a kid, I loved the concept of the do-over.  I didn’t quite get it right the first time, so I did it over again.  This was especially good if it avoided a punishment (Oops! Forgot to say please.  “Mom, can I have a do-over?”).

For Sale: Professional Critique of Your MS

I’m passing this on for those of you who may be interested.  Published author Lauren Willig has donated her time in the form of a critique of a manuscript (50 pages).  This is a fundraiser for a charity.  Follow the link for more details.

Critique of First 50 Pages (& Follow-Up Meet at RWA) with NYTimes Bestselling Author Lauren Willig – Item #: 2517104.

A Little Big Change – My First Writer’s Group

If you are very observant (and this isn’t the first time visiting), you’ll notice a tiny change in my site.  If you don’t that’s understandable (after all, I’ve made major renovations ever few days).

So, I took the “(Aspiring)” out of my blog subtitle (I said it was a tiny change).

I know this isn’t a lot, but I’ve got 20 blog posts under my belt, at least a chapter or two for my book, and last night I went to my first writer’s group meeting.  Oh yeah, and I remembered that I have had a poem published (ok, it was in first grade, but does that really matter?).