*groggily wipes sleep from eyes*
Morning y'all.
Okay, so basically, I met Jenny at her office, which is very nice and a lot huger than I expected (especially since I'd just been to my dad's agent's office the day before, and it had a much more homey, piles-of-books feel*) and Jenny and I talked for a little bit and she met my dad (who was there to make sure I didn't get lost and all
), and then Dad left and Jenny and I discussed my book for a little while/ where it's out/ revisions I might do for a house, and then we walked a couple of blocks over to this really nice restaurant that had really good food and nice waiters and everything, with the exception that they
kept forgetting to bring Jenny her Diet Coke. But anyway, it was a lot easier to talk to her than I guess I thought, because even though I'd already spoken to her over the phone, I was a
little bit nervous, I have to admit.
But I am announcing here that: Jenny Bent is nice. Seriously. She's like really chatty and relaxed and it's cool to talk to her, even about random stuff that has nothing to do with writing. After about 10 minutes I was completely relaxed and
I even managed to spit water at her and it turned out to not be a big deal. That is a good sign, people.
After we were done with our food (by which time I was completely stuffed), we walked back to her office building, hugged good-bye, she went inside to get back to work, and I crossed the street to wait in a coffee shop for my dad to come pick me up (he was having lunch with his editor at the same time.) The whole thing took about 2-3 hours or so, and seriously, it was a lot more fun than I'd have thought, not because I expected Jenny to be horrid or anything, but because (I think) we really got along quite well, so it didn't have to be *all* about the business (not that I don't love hearing about the business, and to hear horror stories about nasty letters she's received from writers,
ahbviously something everyone at AW is smart enough not to do.)
*I'm not saying that's better. Let it be known that I liked
both offices. I'm just saying Trident Media is a BIG office. I'm not sure about this, but I think it takes up an entire floor, because when I went up the elevator, I was immediately *in* their offices. Also, the security is all top-notch and stuff and you have to have your photo taken before you're allowed into the building.
Oh! And another really cool part was that I left with like a trillion free books! Seriously, at both agency offices I went to, there were stacks of agency-represented books everywhere, and you're told to just take whatever you want! In fact Jenny kept handing me more books, to the point where I was very glad I only had to walk across the street to meet my dad at the end.
Sorry for prattling on for so long. I'm just excited, and it's nice to have the awesome AW writers to share stuff with. Now it's off to find some breakfast!
