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25764. webfeet - 11/21/2009 1:35:46 AM Wabbit
That would be wonderful! And I will shout from a bullhorn my good news--when I have it. I have been engaged in a courtship that, I am happy to say is not entirely one way, with various agents, but the fish hasn't bit yet. I have had my share of disappointments (an agent who jumped on me but my novel wasn't ready but then subsequently turned into the Vampire Lestat when it was) and unrequited love; but I also have some suitors. Otherwise, I am mum. What I will say is that I probably have worked harder this year than I ever have in my entire life. It's the business side of writing, of selling your work that is, without question, the hardest part.
Alistair, the most important advice I can impart is 1) join a writer's forum 2) to truly immerse yourself wholeheartedly and with genuine love toward your work 3) and to exfoliate scaley negative emotions as you would slough away dead skin.
It's really not productive. And boring. Self pity is really boring. And I am highly selective of my time--I only do what I love...like look at dirty paintings by Vermeer.
What is the expression in French?
25765. wabbit - 11/26/2009 6:23:33 PM Happy Thanksgiving, folks! 25766. alistairConnor - 11/26/2009 10:18:01 PM um yeah gobble gobble gobble!
The expression I am thinking of, Bibiche, is the one which refers to a greedy person in any transaction :
"Il veut le beurre et l'argent du beurre"
to which is frequently appended
"et les joues (or whatever) de la cremière" 25767. arkymalarky - 11/27/2009 2:48:09 AM Stuffed, as usual! Happy Thanksgiving everybody! 25768. Ms. No - 11/27/2009 7:07:14 AM My brother and I were on our own for Thanksgiving this year --- well, it was my brother, myself and the chirrun. For the first time in our lives we cooked a turkey and all of the sides with no help or intervention from the older generation.
It was awesome!
And then we made gingerbread houses. We are currently forcing ourselves to stay up until 10 o'clock rather than sacking out with the kids at 8.
Here are a couple of pics. The kids are so big now! Strange, I don't have any pictures of P from today. They're all in my brother's camera. I do have one of him at the San Diego Zoo for his birthday last month, though.
I'll get busy in the next couple of days and show you our awesom Gingerbread Planned Community. Ha!
Damn, I can't remember the code to post a pic. I'll have to go look it up.
brb
25769. Ms. No - 11/27/2009 7:15:47 AM Daddy's Little Girl
Industrial-strength Tin-Foil Hats
Last Spring
 25770. alistairconnor - 11/27/2009 5:32:11 PM !!! excellent. 25771. wabbit - 11/27/2009 6:05:26 PM They are adorable! 25772. arkymalarky - 11/27/2009 7:04:01 PM Ooooh, great! What cuties! 25773. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 11/27/2009 9:29:03 PM Happy TD!
25774. judithathome - 11/29/2009 9:36:11 PM MsNo...I can't believe one of those adorable cherubs was in a baby bucket the last time we saw you! (baby bucket: carrier) 25775. Ms. No - 12/3/2009 7:36:34 AM Yep --- and not even the youngest one. I think it was the middle boy who was still in swaddling last time we met up.
They grow so fast!! 25776. judithathome - 12/9/2009 3:38:31 PM I really expected someone to come over here and leave at least one post since World Crossing has been down the past three days...
I guess the Mote is in a dormant stage for sure. 25777. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 12/9/2009 9:32:55 PM It's beyond dormant . . . I'd call it gangrenous!
You need some new blood . . .
25778. iiibbb - 12/9/2009 11:09:16 PM I'd be here but I'm preoccupied. I'd mostly be lamenting if I were here and you guys don't need to hear it.
Excited to meet this person in P's belly. 2-6 more weeks. 25779. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 12/9/2009 11:23:46 PM "Embedding disabled by request"????
This place!!! 25780. judithathome - 12/10/2009 12:45:32 AM I can't view those embedded videos anywhere...so it's no biggie to me.
25781. judithathome - 12/10/2009 12:47:48 AM Excited to meet this person in P's belly. 2-6 more weeks.
You're kidding! Already?!
Your life is about to change RADICALLY!
You'll wonder how you ever had any other interests at all...every day will become a fascinating journey to the future.
25782. arkymalarky - 12/10/2009 6:40:47 AM Yep! It's a great thing, 3i!
I don't know about the embedding deal. Nothing's changed that I know of. I can't see anything on this phone anyway.
As for my absence, March 31 I shall be released. Until then I'm scarce irl as well. But I keep up even when I don't post.
25783. wabbit - 12/10/2009 4:23:09 PM Embedding isn't disabled by this place, the video appears and works just fine. Might be a setting in your browser.
All kinds of family, house and work stuff here. I'll be largely absent until February.
iiibbb, that's so exciting, can't wait for the photos!!
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