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This started out as three things on a Thursday (which has a certain amount of intentional looking alliteration, right?) but I got hyper and it turned into five things on a Thursday, because I can't wait until Friday.
1. I love agent Laura. We just had a great talk on the phone about SHIVER updates and career plans and NYC and I'm feeling like I'm a lucky girl with a great agent who really gets me and what I do. And I'm freaking out about how exciting life is since my little werewolf book that I loved got unleashed onto the world (oh the pun, it kills me, it KILLS ME). But mostly I'm loving Laura and feeling in good hands. That's a Good Feeling, and I'm all about Good Feelings.
2. I'm two weeks behind on reading my f-list and I'm feeling awful about it, because I found out today about some people's crazy good news (you know who you are, I'm emailing you tomorrow evening). Anyway, I'm catching up on Sunday. Promise. I'm tackling the whole thing. Think I can do it?
3. I think this is my favorite review of LAMENT ever. Not just because she says nice things about my writing, but because she gets the stuff that I want readers to get. And I love the way she mimics the way Luke talks when she describes him: "sexy as sexy." I got this serious warm fuzzy. This is part of what she said:
4. I can't believe this time next week I'll be in NYC. I can't believe it.
I'm crawling out of my skin with excitement. That's all.
5. Most exciting thing ever. I knew that we needed to get a second car now that I was doing my writing full time, because every time I went out to an event or a workshop or a faerie bonfire or whatever, I left Husband and Things 1 & 2 unable to get to and fro school (Husband's siren-laden occupation ensures that he always has a car for work). So I set myself a strict budget for a car, imagining I was going to end up with a diesel Jetta or something like that. But then my husband and I found my dream car in my price range. It's a 1973 split-bumper Camaro and it's getting delivered this weekend and I'm dying because of its insane beauty and how I've been dreaming of this car since I was 15 (I can prove it -- see the painting I did -- that's THIS CAR). Okay, so what if I could only afford it because it doesn't have any air-co. Not like, not working. Like, it just never had any installed. That'll be my next goal, right? And summer is, like, years from now.
Now I need to name it. Those of you who have read LAMENT, do you remember Bucephalus?
I'm sorely tempted to name him Trogdor. Anybody get the reference, or am I the only geek here?
So . . . that's all. See, those were all intensely important things. I couldn't cut this down to just three things! So what's going on exciting with you guys?
1. I love agent Laura. We just had a great talk on the phone about SHIVER updates and career plans and NYC and I'm feeling like I'm a lucky girl with a great agent who really gets me and what I do. And I'm freaking out about how exciting life is since my little werewolf book that I loved got unleashed onto the world (oh the pun, it kills me, it KILLS ME). But mostly I'm loving Laura and feeling in good hands. That's a Good Feeling, and I'm all about Good Feelings.
2. I'm two weeks behind on reading my f-list and I'm feeling awful about it, because I found out today about some people's crazy good news (you know who you are, I'm emailing you tomorrow evening). Anyway, I'm catching up on Sunday. Promise. I'm tackling the whole thing. Think I can do it?
3. I think this is my favorite review of LAMENT ever. Not just because she says nice things about my writing, but because she gets the stuff that I want readers to get. And I love the way she mimics the way Luke talks when she describes him: "sexy as sexy." I got this serious warm fuzzy. This is part of what she said:
I didn't really know much about Lament, so it was kind of surprising how much I was looking forward to it. But I was just getting this vibe. Like good things would be inside. And these good things seemed to carry with them a hint of Melissa Marr goodness mixed with some Holly Black awesome. I got what I was looking for and more.
4. I can't believe this time next week I'll be in NYC. I can't believe it.
I'm crawling out of my skin with excitement. That's all. 5. Most exciting thing ever. I knew that we needed to get a second car now that I was doing my writing full time, because every time I went out to an event or a workshop or a faerie bonfire or whatever, I left Husband and Things 1 & 2 unable to get to and fro school (Husband's siren-laden occupation ensures that he always has a car for work). So I set myself a strict budget for a car, imagining I was going to end up with a diesel Jetta or something like that. But then my husband and I found my dream car in my price range. It's a 1973 split-bumper Camaro and it's getting delivered this weekend and I'm dying because of its insane beauty and how I've been dreaming of this car since I was 15 (I can prove it -- see the painting I did -- that's THIS CAR). Okay, so what if I could only afford it because it doesn't have any air-co. Not like, not working. Like, it just never had any installed. That'll be my next goal, right? And summer is, like, years from now.
Now I need to name it. Those of you who have read LAMENT, do you remember Bucephalus?
I'm sorely tempted to name him Trogdor. Anybody get the reference, or am I the only geek here?
So . . . that's all. See, those were all intensely important things. I couldn't cut this down to just three things! So what's going on exciting with you guys?
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