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Total wordcount: 40,034
Darling: There was a large pool of water enclosed in stone, and she drifted near it. Chill wafted from the still pool like breaths of winter wind. A mirror nightwraith appeared in the water, all smoky tendrils and perfect blackness.
A drop of water landed on the smooth surface, sending ripples across the mirror so they caught on the edge, and rather than bouncing back, they stayed there and the water remained motionless. Now another nightwraith was reflected there, born of cold and water and ripples.
Typo: NA
Deaths: Getting there
Mean things: Unexpected company. Fistfight. Shot her.
Prayer: Father, please be with J, S, R, and J.
Ferret adventures: When I first moved my office in here, they slept outside the cages all the time. Then they stopped and went up to their cages every time they wanted to sleep. Now I'm finding them in paper bags and blankets again, scattered all over the floor. Huh.
Kippy adventures: That's it. She's going to live with the circus. She knocked over my lamp.
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As I was reading the story I have already, I thought to myself, "Wow, this isn't awful. It needs work here and here and here, but it's better than I thought it was." And I keenly remember struggling with every word.
So here's hoping the words I bled over today rock tomorrow. :P
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I must go to the store tomorrow. If I do not, I will starve. (Well, I have a healthy supply of pasta. But Jeff will starve and he gets cranky when he's hungry.)
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In which I go on and on about writing and ferrets. And my cat. And yarn. And whatever else I happen to think of.
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This is YA/UF Rebecca thanking you - again - for passing on my manuscript to Jenny. I don't know what's going to happen next - I think that if I can just see one professionally bound version of my words I could die happy - but I'm excited for the opportunity.
So I'm commenting. And friending. And none of this has anything to do with what you wrote above...
I'm putting myself to bed now.
(Oh, and for you, I display the icon that my dear friend and writing buddy made for me awhile back. Because he's the one character I never have to dig to hear.)
(And Wy icon. *squeepers*)
I give you my winged person icon, too. She isn't as cranky as Wy, though.
;)
Who needs to eat when you can sleep instead?
Glad you like the darling! :)
I pitched Jenny Rappaport at a conference in November. She requested a partial and I sent it. I read on her blog a comment that indicated she was pretty much caught up on her partials, but I might have misinterpreted that comment.
So, actually I have two questions. If she personally requested a partial from me, would that still go through you? And, if I haven't received a response, should I email her and inquire or is it too soon? I have yahoo mail, so I'm a bit concerned, but in no way do I want to be pushy.
Lisa Iriarte
The delays are usually only a few hours (as far as I can tell), so if you haven't received a response yet, she probably hasn't gotten to you. I think she's still got a few partials left to go and it sounds like yours is one of them. Partials she personally requests usually go straight to her.
It's not too soon to send a quick status request (use that and the title of your ms as the subject; if you have query in the subject it will auto-forward to me), just keep in mind it may be a little longer. She's catching up, but I think there was quite a bit of backlog.
:)
Thanks again,
Lisa Iriarte