The Tenth Circle

xiaotien said:

my crit friend (disobedient writer here) recommended
Make a Scene and it has really helped to unstuck me
and see the novel in a diff way. since i tend to be a very
intuitive writer. melia, hooray!

kelle, i love copyedits!

someone in my house got next day turnaround.
she managed.
i can't remember how many days i got, but i don't
think 10. but it didn't take that long either. 300 pages
in 3 days or so is totally manageable.

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Cindy, what's Make A Scene?

Also -- I got about 7 days (including weekends) for copyedits both times so far. But I didn't find them that painful. My editor line edits like CRAZY (which I didn't think I would like, but I actually prefer) so I basically read the pages aloud to myself and stet anything that doesn't feel like 'my' voice and I disagree with the changes. Most of the time I don't care about the changes, so I let them fly.

Have I mentioned that I <3 my editor? I really do. She's amazing.

Well done, Circle X. Well, I got publicly humiliated today trying to pretend to sell my work. And yes, I have a witness, a writers' group ally who wouldn't even stand up for me, and why should he? All the nights and weekends writing and none of it means a goddamn thing.
So I'm going to be rethinking my appearances here, especially as there are professionals here, and what I'm doing with my life.

mario_c said:

Well done, Circle X. Well, I got publicly humiliated today trying to pretend to sell my work. And yes, I have a witness, a writers' group ally who wouldn't even stand up for me, and why should he? All the nights and weekends writing and none of it means a goddamn thing.
So I'm going to be rethinking my appearances here, especially as there are professionals here, and what I'm doing with my life.

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Mario, what's happening????? Don't disappear!

hc, yes! AND she had an almost newborn! yikes!

jill--Make a Scene is a book on improving your
novel by scene. i'm not good with thinking of
plot points and novel in it's entirety. BUT if you
talk to me one scene at a time, that i can deal with.
(well, i still get a bit confused BUT it's definitely
helped.) one of the best books i've read on improving
your story.

mario, what happened? =( *hugs*

(((Mario))) Sorry to hear about that. Really hope you don't disappear.

{{{{{{{Mario}}}}}}

mario_c said:

Well done, Circle X. Well, I got publicly humiliated today trying to pretend to sell my work. And yes, I have a witness, a writers' group ally who wouldn't even stand up for me, and why should he? All the nights and weekends writing and none of it means a goddamn thing.
So I'm going to be rethinking my appearances here, especially as there are professionals here, and what I'm doing with my life.

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I know I'm new but I'm a mom of two grown sons and I have to say something here. *puts on mom hat*

Mario--you had a bad day. Your friend let you down. It hurts. But try to think of it this way...

Let's say, you have a car. It gets stuck in some deep mud. Would you leave it there. Say, "Who needs a car? I'll ride my bike instead."? No! You'd call a tow truck to take it back home. Now it's on your driveway. It's all muddy. You wash it. You notice some scratches, so you buff them out and give it a good waxing. When you're all done, it's never looked better. Now you're glad it got stuck in the mud. You love your shiny car. It's better than ever.

That's what's going on for you now. This is your big opportunity. It's the moment you realize what you have to do. You have to write. Because that's what you are. You're a writer.

If you were one of my sons, I'd say, "Put on your favorite movie. Watch it and remember why you love what you do."

*takes mom hat off*

Please don't quit.

lily, *hugs* and /bootay shake!
hoorah for your awesome agent!
omg, i'd be so lost without mine!

Adding support to both Mario and Calla. What a rollercoaster ride this all is. Speaking of which...Callalily, you'll identify. It's "let's make a list of whom to beg for blurbs" week and the entire idea makes me a bit sick to my stomach! We'll see what happens (and who ends up on the shortlist).

One more thing: after squeeing far and wide about the audio rights to my book, I decided to go ahead and interview an audiobook reader to find out more about the process! The details (and a contest) here: http://theheroinesbookshelf.com/201...-interview-with-audio-superstar-lorelei-king/

callalily61 said:

Both and :

The former becaue the lawyers at my pub came back with changes to our already negotiated contracts. The latter because my agent rocks and got the negotiations in our favor where it counted. So now I have to sign them, again.

And some people think agents aren't necessary.

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Changes on signed contracts? I didn't even think that was possible! Thank goodness for your awesome agent!

Yay, Lily!!! (and for the record, I am truly in AWE of your ability and discipline to outline!)

Damn, Lily! You're ON FIRE!

My own vague on-fireness: my book sold in Korea! Will wonders never cease. Curiouser and curiouser (though I'm really just trying to focus on writing my new book so I'm not so nervous)...

erinbee said:

Damn, Lily! You're ON FIRE!

My own vague on-fireness: my book sold in Korea! Will wonders never cease. Curiouser and curiouser (though I'm really just trying to focus on writing my new book so I'm not so nervous)...

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Congratulations!!

Erin, awesome! Just think of that bookshelf you'll have with your book, in a bunch of different languages. With different covers....So cool!

So cool, Erin! Congrats!!!!

I GOT MY COVER ART TODAY!!!!!!! I am so excited -- I LOVE IT!
Still waiting on the contract, tho.....

I'm such a chicken that without a contract I'm afraid to do so. ;(

Phoenix, your agent and/or editor will tell you when it's cool to post the art. I had to wait a bit on mine until it was official.

So exciting! Can't wait to see it!

I got my ARCs today! Only four, but still, it's neat to hold them in my hands.