Aww thanks Cricket. Had the meeting, 'touching base' turned out to be code for 'hey Soul, I'm gonna pile a whole shitload of work on top of you! cheers' LOL. Ah well, at least I got out of public service for next week.
Yeah, me too.......(jaded moment) I mean the odds seem to get worse and worse I'll ever get published *is pessimist* so I say f#ck it! Write what you want so long as the process is enjoyable for you.
LOL Snappy are those birds telling you to stay home?
It's sad when for many of us pitizens, our odds of getting shat upon (which aren't all that high for the average person I am thinking) are greater than our odds of getting published
So does the Chef only whip up the Specials before opening, or do they just randemly cook a few things on the menu?
LOL, Cricket. Getting pooped on by a pigeon is one thing. But a seagull? That's a few generations away from Pterodactyl. You coulda needed 1st aid after that.
I laugh in the face of "write what you know." Go to one of your favorite restaurants and quiz your waiter.
I was writing fast so I chickened out of bluntly making my point about the fiction award . . . seems to me, actually, lots of editors who are supposed to be selecting literary fiction must feel a little pooped on. I think it's an insult to publishing that there was no selection.
(The point about my friend was she likes literary fiction, but doesn't like the current offerings)
{{{Roly}}}
Can I make a suggestion? Stop reading social media, deals, etc. Even AW, if need be. I felt the same and at that point, shut down Twitter, deleted my Publisher's Lunch. Everything except the Pit.
Those deals are happening all the time and there's no need to be "up" on any of it. Just focus on you and your own writing.
Keep in mind, one of my favorite quotes: A life of comparison is a life of misery.
"After two thousand years of art, literature, culture, and science...do you know the ONE song that nearly all humans sing to their children at some point or another?"
(sings the Hokey Pokey)
"It does not mean anything! I have been studying it for seven days. I had the computer analyze it. I swear to you. It does not mean A THING!"
Meanwhile, 50 Sh@des sold 2 million copies in the past 4 weeks according to the author's ABC interview. If you've got any lightBDSM or erotica ideas, now's the time, lol.