Monday, February 4, 2013

In Which I Don't Talk About Agents (Very Much)

So, ever since Pitch Wars, during which I got two full requests and a partial request for Everdream, I've been in this weird torturous limbo place. I mean, I am totally beyond stoked that real live agents have my book and are excited to read it. Holy shiz! But they've all told me it could take up to 10 weeks to read, which is normal stuff, I'm just a bit stir crazy. I've distracted myself a lot with undergoing a massive, epic rewrite of Countless, my first book, which has helped a lot. And this weekend I got to go down to the beach for a day, which was amazing.

Yeah, I know it's February. I do live in Florida though, so winter is substantially less evil than in other parts of the country. So, I headed down Saturday morning with my sister and some of her friends. Hubs stayed home with the kids. I arrived at about 3:30 in the afternoon and we kicked things off with some red wine out on the bluff over the beach. A couple hours after that the giggles set in, along with the dirty jokes and tears-pouring-down-my-face laughter. It reminded me of how infrequently I laugh that hard. A bit later we built a bonfire and drank more wine by the water. It got pretty cold with all the wind along the shoreline, and my sister said I looked like a middle eastern princess with a scarf wrapped around my head to keep warm. After a few hours I got too cold and went up to the house and read for a bit. Then we had some Prosecco I brought, which was extremely tasty, and I crawled into bed just before 1 AM. A few minutes later my sister woke me up because the moon had just risen over the bay. I wrapped a blanket around my shoulders and waddled back down to the sand. There, just above the trees, was a perfect half harvest moon. It hung in the sky like a huge slice of orange and cast a wide beam of tangerine light over the water. I have never seen such a perfect half moon so big and seemingly close, and especially not when it's the bright orange of a harvest moon. It was incredible.

So, for almost 24 hours, I didn't think about agents one single time. I just soaked in the salt air and ate beachy snack food and drank entirely too much vino and had a gorgeous time. Sometimes you just need that total break from thinking about your real life. Of course, now that I'm back, I hope, hope, hope that I'll have good news in the near future to think about :)

How about you? What has monopolized your thoughts of late?

14 comments:

  1. Read my most recent post...and you'll find out. :)

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  2. Waiting is so hard, but I have my fingers crossed for you:)

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  3. Good to hear that you gave yourself a proper break, and I agree with you that sometimes it's completely necessary to do so. Good luck!

    Jamie

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  4. Good luck. I'll keep everything crossed for you.

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  5. I hate the waiting game. Sounds like you found a fun solution. Friends, beach, wine...yeah, it doesn't get much better.

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  6. That sounds like such a perfect way to get your mind off things! I want a beach day. :)

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  7. Glad you took time to get away and enjoy. Writing is important, but it shouldn't be the only thing in our life.

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  8. Oh, this post makes me sooo happy! Not only is your book sitting with real life agents, your writing took me to the beach with you and made me relax:-) Keeping my fingers crossed for you in the prayer position!!!

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  9. Glad that you could divert your mind away from the agents. And giggling and laughing is indeed good (I do it often).

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  10. Wow, that sounds AMAZING! Nice to get your mind off of agents for a bit!

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  11. My advice: start working on a new project. Seriously. When I'm totally invested in a new story, I don't really have the brain capacity to worry about all the other subs I have out there sitting in front of editors. And yes indeed: get out there and enjoy this awesome planet!

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  12. Excellent that you got a day off! Good for you. Sounds like a blast (except for the freezing brrr-cold part). Yep, I ditto Milo's comment above. Whenever I have to wait for agents, etc, I throw myself into another project. If anything, it makes the time go by faster! Best wishes for you as you hear back!

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  13. Wow! That sounds like so much fun! It's great to get out and away from the writing business, even for a day. :)

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  14. Glad that you had a day of respite, and had fun day. But then have to get back to it as it consumes us!

    Nas

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