Purgatory's Pit of Doom
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I didn't so much think it was funny, Red, as I liked how vividly and honestly she captured it, and put it out there.
Kell, I long ago decided the human race is actually two different species, the them and the us. The ones rioting at Penn State are clearly in the them category. **wishes we could send the hellhounds out to scare some sense in people**
Yep, she's living the dream, Cat.
I'm OK, Silver. Just feeling like there is nothing that *I* can write that will ever change my position in publishing -- it's a cliff that crumbles away as I try to climb up.
I'm OK, Silver. Just feeling like there is nothing that *I* can write that will ever change my position in publishing -- it's a cliff that crumbles away as I try to climb up.
not that I know your writing personally, but I disagree with that...
sitting under the couch is fine- but never doubt that amazing things can come out of you...
Hi Pitizens. I'm going to read that article, Clovia because I am a person in a state of apathetic sadness trying to overcome Depression. Or something like that.
I'm pretty sure at this stage my book is not going to come out. Definitely not this year but I have my doubts it will come out at all. The second was slated for Spring 2012 but...eh. It's a goner too. My agent wants to hang in there, give the pub more time, etc. but I've embraced the Pit of Reality. Let her chase the gutterfly.
I'm writing. I don't know if it's crap--it probably is--and God help I will stand behind that crap if it sells and proudly declare it to be Genius. I'll reference all the literary motifs and shit and I'll never tell anyone I wrote it in 21 days. If it sells. If it doesn't I'm going to work for Tim Horton's and live a life of quiet sanity instead of one of quiet desperation.
ETA: Harlequin has several lines that feature multi-racial stories and they're always looking. Not sure if one needs an agent though.
Hugs and Maggotinis all around.
I'm pretty sure at this stage my book is not going to come out. Definitely not this year but I have my doubts it will come out at all. The second was slated for Spring 2012 but...eh. It's a goner too. My agent wants to hang in there, give the pub more time, etc. but I've embraced the Pit of Reality. Let her chase the gutterfly.
I'm writing. I don't know if it's crap--it probably is--and God help I will stand behind that crap if it sells and proudly declare it to be Genius. I'll reference all the literary motifs and shit and I'll never tell anyone I wrote it in 21 days. If it sells. If it doesn't I'm going to work for Tim Horton's and live a life of quiet sanity instead of one of quiet desperation.
ETA: Harlequin has several lines that feature multi-racial stories and they're always looking. Not sure if one needs an agent though.
Hugs and Maggotinis all around.
Read the Hyperbole. Laughed and cried. I loved the bit about the turning point not being some great epiphany but she had to return her movies to avoid the late fees.
With me it's like there's two people. MercyOne is petting the dog, defrosting the chicken and smiling at people so MercyTwo can crawl into her hole and withdraw from the whole world. Maybe my last feeling was used up on my oh-so-close-but-fooled-ya publishing deal. Whatever this is--it isn't happy. Just flat. I can live with flat.
Mercy, that's what I refer to as "zen depression." Where you're not so depressed you can't function, but where you just feel flat. I'm actually grateful for zen depression. It means I can keep going to work and taking care of my pets, without really having to look at all the other parts of my life.
That fits me so well! I'm in that Zen depression mode, hoping for something to come and jolly me out of it. Without insurance, I can't o to therapy or start a medication regimen to help. I the bright side, I built a spinning wheel because I needed something to do with my time.
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Hugs to (((((((((((kellion)))))))) and (((((((((((((mercy)))))))))))))))))
Hope the get together is fun for those attending.
Looking forward to a nice long weekend. Stalled in my WIP. Might be climaxing too soon (lol-yeah I said that)
Hope the get together is fun for those attending.
Looking forward to a nice long weekend. Stalled in my WIP. Might be climaxing too soon (lol-yeah I said that)
(((Kelly)))
(((Mercy)))
Double hit day for me. You might remember there was a certain book that my book got compared to a few times while I was querying. And agents passed because they thought mine was too similar to that book. Yeah, now the editor at the imprint that published that book, who otherwise gushed over my writing, passed for the same reason. *headdesk*
Double maggotini, please.
(((Mercy)))
Double hit day for me. You might remember there was a certain book that my book got compared to a few times while I was querying. And agents passed because they thought mine was too similar to that book. Yeah, now the editor at the imprint that published that book, who otherwise gushed over my writing, passed for the same reason. *headdesk*
Double maggotini, please.
((kellion)) ((mercy)) ((ink))
Just one of those days in the pits. Maggotinis and guttercakes for all
Just one of those days in the pits. Maggotinis and guttercakes for all
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You shouldn't settle for flat, Mercy. Flat is just as bad as bone-crushing depression. Trust me, I've lived both. And while I don't know how old you are, I imagine if you thought you could live with quiet sanity, you would have done so already, because it takes a certain kind of person to live this life of quiet desperation.
You are an artist, a creative thinker, someone who refuses to settle for the norm, the status quo, as opposed to everyone else out there in the real world. You are a risk-taker and you have way more invested in your work, which is why the disappointment is so great. Most people punch in, do their job, punch out, and live for their annual two-week vacations.
There is so much more invested in writers' works -- our souls, our selves, our hopes, our dreams, our lives...
Our work embodies everything we believe in. The higher we strive, the farther the fall.
Flat = settling. Don't do it. You'll hate yourself more than if you try and fail, try and fail. So wallow in your disappointment, kick and scream, be depressed, sleep, eat...
but DON'T. GIVE. UP.
Same goes for you, Ink.
Clovia, thanks for that link - very cute in a dark and dour sort of way. And very easy to relate to.
Wow, apparently we love sports so much in this culture there are those who would defend some high-profile coach's right to turn a blind eye to child molestation. But hey, it worked out OK for Michael Jackson. And the Catholic Church-oh, wait...
Mornin', Pit
{{{Dr. Von Ink}}}
Got to finally meet Snappy & Lotus last night, which was awesome. If you can put your sunglasses on the pic is up in Purgator. You can't see Lotus in the picture, though, because she's too short.
{{{Dr. Von Ink}}}
Got to finally meet Snappy & Lotus last night, which was awesome. If you can put your sunglasses on the pic is up in Purgator. You can't see Lotus in the picture, though, because she's too short.
(((((((((((((((((((ink))))))))))))))))))))))
THATS BULLSHIT...they make you wait two months for THAT
how come some books get to be the next this...but other books are too much like that.
so sorry- i HATE this business
THATS BULLSHIT...they make you wait two months for THAT
how come some books get to be the next this...but other books are too much like that.
so sorry- i HATE this business
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