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ray of motherf#%&ing sunshine
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: the winter of my discontent
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*dips toe in thread* Am I allowed to post here?
![]() Fingers and toes crossed for you, Red! |
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I'm Batman
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Gotham's Finest
Posts: 3,240
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Oooh Red!! Just remember, they don't want to "talk" about it sucking. Even if he just wants to talk about revisions or something, it's because you're awesome!
(And my plan is all coming together. Mwahahahaha!)
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KoalaKoalaKoala!
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: In the Salon d'ennui
Posts: 4,348
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Ah, yes, the evil plan coming to fruition. I certainly hope so. It's both a publisher and an editor I would love to have. |
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someone let me off this crazy ride
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon.
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Red, how long were you out on sub before you got this bite?
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someone let me off this crazy ride
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon.
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Wow, that is pretty fast considering!
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Watching the world go by
Join Date: Dec 2005
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yes
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Wicked Little Town
Posts: 11,802
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ooh Red, awesome!
*holds thumbs*
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carpe libri
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: never in the here and now
Posts: 2,961
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Red, I can't wait to hear what happens. Sounds great!
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KoalaKoalaKoala!
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: In the Salon d'ennui
Posts: 4,348
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So he asked what other UF projects I have ideas for or in the works, and I listed them off. And then about half an hour later, I had to email back and say, "Oh, I kind of forgot to mention that I have 40K of the sequel to the book on sub written, too, but it's this hideously apocalyptic scenario, so...I dunno."
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permaflounced
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 946
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Wow, Red! How exciting!
I'm all out of chocolate macadamia turtles, but I'll bake some oatmeal cookies in your honor! |
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Still a beach bum...
Join Date: May 2009
Location: California by the sea
Posts: 1,697
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Like you're not supposed to get excited...HAH! Yeah, just, you know, be all calm and don't think about it, 'kay?
Hey, he asked what other urban fantasy ideas you had?!!!! Now that has to be a good sign. But don't get excited.
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Lurking in the shadows
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,012
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On the plus side Red, you got all the house stuff done without the editor stuff hanging over your head. (Try picturing it as a cartoon cloud of doom threatening to rain down on you. That should help you keep your excitement to a minimum....)
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Well butter my biscuit!
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 469
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Good luck, Red!
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Is the random.
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Kate brought me.
Posts: 1,692
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*sneaks in*
I'm not on sub yet, but I recently sent a second book to my agent and realized that it doesn't exactly get easier once you get the agent . . . I'm nervous that she'll hate it. Not that I'm not grateful/excited/happy/etc.
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The Girl in the Steampunk Hat
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Non carborundum illegitimi
Posts: 25,456
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And--the rewrite is in The Agent's hands.
Augh. I'm going to go jump off a bridge now. Or make an extra-large GT. One of the two. I think. My brain is: ![]() This is my first book--rewritten now for the eighth time. Just call me stubborn.
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Still a beach bum...
Join Date: May 2009
Location: California by the sea
Posts: 1,697
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Whoo-hooo, Lily!!!!!! Go for the G&T.
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Call me Pookie
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Pending
Posts: 756
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And I'm spinning out horrible scenarios, of course. We're on sub with another book, and since I gave her the new one, the subbed one has racked up a bunch of editor rejections. So I'm nervous that either a) she is avoiding the new book because she's soured on the old one, or b) she hates the new book and doesn't want to tell me because the old one hasn't sold yet and she's sparing my feelings. Of course I have no basis to think either of those are true and should probably just take at face value that she told me it would take a while to get to the new book because her reading pile is huge. Still ..... Blah. Has anyone else's agent taken a long time to read your new work?
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Watching the world go by
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 177
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Can you give her a call and just talk to her? Part of what agents do is support and encourage, right? Seven weeks is a long time. She wouldn't want you to be stressing because of course that makes it that much harder for you to be working on new books for new sales down the road. Hang in there! |
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permaflounced
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 946
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I just sent my agent my latest MG ms today. I feel your pain. She's only seen the one YA. She says she's really looking forward to reading it, but is very backlogged right now. The YA goes out after Labor Day.
Has anyone ever died of waiting? I think I'm the most impatient person on the planet. I'm going to get some milk for my oatmeal chocolate-chip cookies and wallow in my most prominent character flaw. |
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Call me Pookie
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Pending
Posts: 756
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Elisabetta, yeah that's what I'll need to do after Labor Day. Actually, I've been in touch with her quite a bit since she's had the book, but it's usually to talk about editor comments on the subbed book. I usually raise the new one and get a lot of apologies about her not having gotten to it yet. But at least she's always responsive when I call or email, which is good.
Wordwrestler, pass those cookies this way. Thanks.
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Is the random.
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Kate brought me.
Posts: 1,692
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Lol, I'm def. not the most impatient person on the planet, but, boy, am I good at spinning those scenerios. Sounds like you're the same way, Mike. A million different things could be going on - and we've imagined them all. Unfortunately, I stick to the ones with bad endings rather than the one where she falls over from the magnificence of my ouvre.
I'm supposed to get notes on the second ms this week. I know they'll be full of good things (revision-wise). I just hope she feels like the book is worth the effort. Yay for going out on sub, WW!!
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Watching the world go by
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 177
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Yum, oatmeal-chocolate-chip cookies. One of my favorites, and so nutritious.
Well, they are nutritious, right? Oatmeal? Dark chocolate?It sounds as if your agent is taking good care of you, Mike. I guess we all just have to take a few days off for the Labor Day weekend. Put away our white shoes and all. |
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