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houndrat · 11-03-2009, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kathleen42

You've got mail. I'm allowed to send mail to you, I'm beinga good girl and not emailing anyone else.

I say a good solid month would be perfect!

Oh, you missed my second, more IMPORTANT email. Lol.

Kathleen42 · 11-03-2009, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by houndrat

I say a good solid month would be perfect!

Oh, you missed my second, more IMPORTANT email. Lol.

Yeah? Okay. I could do that. Maybe. Gah.

Emailed you back. Just remember that I'm very sales focussed.

houndrat · 11-03-2009, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kathleen42

Yeah? Okay. I could do that. Maybe. Gah.

Emailed you back. Just remember that I'm very sales focussed.

The only bright side might be--it could sell just based on controversy alone. Lol. Bc it would pretty much say the opposite of what many books dealing with that subject end up saying....

But I dunno....

JamieB · 11-03-2009, 10:31 PM

Hey, speaking of possible controversal YA stuff....does anyone know of a YA romance with an interracial couple? I tweeted to see if anyone knew of any, but got no response. What are your thoughts on the saleability of this?

It's common, so I don't think it would be shocking or anything. But, I haven't seen it on the shelves myself.

houndrat · 11-03-2009, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamieB

Hey, speaking of possible controversal YA stuff....does anyone know of a YA romance with an interracial couple? I tweeted to see if anyone knew of any, but got no response. What are your thoughts on the saleability of this?

It's common, so I don't think it would be shocking or anything. But, I haven't seen it on the shelves myself.

I don't know that I've read one, but I think it would be fine. I'm not sure why it wouldn't sell.....

~*Kate*~ · 11-03-2009, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by houndrat

The only bright side might be--it could sell just based on controversy alone. Lol. Bc it would pretty much say the opposite of what many books dealing with that subject end up saying....

But I dunno....

Now I want to know, even if I am no help! LOL

houndrat · 11-03-2009, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ~*Kate*~

Now I want to know, even if I am no help! LOL

Lol...this is a totally different idea than the first one, btw. I'll email/PM you and HetD in a bit. It's really not that exciting, trust me!

Rebecca_Rogers · 11-03-2009, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamieB

Hey, speaking of possible controversal YA stuff....does anyone know of a YA romance with an interracial couple? I tweeted to see if anyone knew of any, but got no response. What are your thoughts on the saleability of this?

It's common, so I don't think it would be shocking or anything. But, I haven't seen it on the shelves myself.

I don't think I've read any, but I say if you want to write it, then go for it!

JamieB · 11-03-2009, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Rebecca_Rogers

I don't think I've read any, but I say if you want to write it, then go for it!

I can't believe I'm thinking of yet another revision of Archer and Seren. I must be out of my mind.

Rebecca_Rogers · 11-03-2009, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by JamieB

I can't believe I'm thinking of yet another revision of Archer and Seren. I must be out of my mind.

I wondered if it was about them.

~*Kate*~ · 11-03-2009, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamieB

Hey, speaking of possible controversal YA stuff....does anyone know of a YA romance with an interracial couple? I tweeted to see if anyone knew of any, but got no response. What are your thoughts on the saleability of this?

It's common, so I don't think it would be shocking or anything. But, I haven't seen it on the shelves myself.

I swear I saw a thread here or a blog post somewhere about this topic. I will rack (wrack?) my brain and try to remember.

Rebecca_Rogers · 11-03-2009, 11:04 PM

Dude. McDonald's ripped me off today. I get a # 5, large sized, so I can get the Monopoly pieces. Um, no. I don't get the sweaty cup with the Monopoly pieces. I get the insulated cup with no pieces. Okay, and my large fry should have two. Ha! Nope. They gave me a medium fry and a small fry, because they didn't have large fry containers. WTF

/rant

JamieB · 11-03-2009, 11:15 PM

That sucks. You should email and complain. Maybe they'll send you extra.

Rebecca_Rogers · 11-03-2009, 11:16 PM

HAHAHA! I didn't think about that.

Geek_Pride · 11-03-2009, 11:17 PM

Grrrrr. Down with MD!

Becca- I promise more Thor next week XD

But, I'll be posting snippets anyway!

Rebecca_Rogers · 11-03-2009, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geek_Pride

Grrrrr. Down with MD!

Becca- I promise more Thor next week XD

But, I'll be posting snippets anyway!

Hallelujah!!

Geek_Pride · 11-03-2009, 11:36 PM

Hehehehehe

peachiemkey · 11-03-2009, 11:38 PM

Hi everyone~

Can I finish rewriting chapter 5 today? Can I? Can I???!?!

Geek_Pride · 11-03-2009, 11:38 PM

Yes, you can!

peachiemkey · 11-03-2009, 11:42 PM

I'm going to start off rewriting in the box here and post it as a (boring) snippet once I'm done 200 words. haha

MOTIVATION.

~*Kate*~ · 11-03-2009, 11:43 PM

<vent>

I think I need glasses. My left eye twitches all the damn time. It's making me crazy.

</vent>

herbchick · 11-04-2009, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by ~*Kate*~

<vent>

I think I need glasses. My left eye twitches all the damn time. It's making me crazy.

</vent>

I don't think that has anything to do with glasses.

~*Kate*~ · 11-04-2009, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by herbchick

I don't think that has anything to do with glasses.

Oh dear. Give it to me straight. Am I dying?

peachiemkey · 11-04-2009, 12:54 AM

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I feel like an idiot, but I can’t change my mind now. “Then they could be going out for dinner.” Lame. “We’re going to have to sleep at some point anyway.”

“I guess,” she replies, staring. Will grunts his approval. “Um, I’ll look up a motel.”

I want to bang my head against the window. They both think I’m crazy, but I can’t face whatever’s there, not tonight. Tomorrow. I just need some sleep, a distraction…

It hits me that it’s the second day of summer and I’m a third of the way across the country. Right now I should be sitting at home, watching TV or trying to force something decent onto a canvas for my summer art assignments. Loser stuff. My social life was the first causality in the war against my pre-crash friends, a loss I’ve always been okay with.

Still, finding a motel at five in the afternoon is a little extreme.

“Let’s go do something,” I say.

Tasha points at me and smiles. “Yeah, I was about to say that! Where should we go?”

We turn a curve and the lake comes into wide view. It’s a little breathtaking, littered with bright white boats and blankets of fading sun. And it’s so still. Trees rush by and block the sight.

“No idea,” I mumble.

“Yo, I saw this famous bar on TV, there were lots of hot—“

Tasha smacks Will’s head then turns back to me. “I think we should go to a festival or something,” she says. “All cities have those during the summer, am I right?”

“Maybe. Look it up.”

We pass a patch of suburbs, but it’s too soon to be the right area. The houses are tiny and depressing. One kid plays on the chain-link fence protecting his backyard from the fast-moving cars. I pick up my book again and try to sketch the boy from memory, but he looks like a garden gnome. Damnit.

Lol @ description of Lake Michigan fail.

Geek_Pride · 11-04-2009, 01:15 AM

I want beta rights XD

My mum read my teaser and thinks I am disturbed. Lol

11-03-2009, 10:31 PM	#10554
JamieB Make the voices stop!!! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: O-H (clap clap) I-O Posts: 3,200	Hey, speaking of possible controversal YA stuff....does anyone know of a YA romance with an interracial couple? I tweeted to see if anyone knew of any, but got no response. What are your thoughts on the saleability of this? It's common, so I don't think it would be shocking or anything. But, I haven't seen it on the shelves myself. __________________ Yep! I BLOG! OPWFT BLOG TWITTER Lost To Me - Revising @ 62k WFR - outlining CASHMELLOW. Official mascot of the GGBT.

11-03-2009, 11:04 PM	#10562
Rebecca_Rogers YA writer :] Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: B. F. E. Posts: 4,880	Dude. McDonald's ripped me off today. I get a # 5, large sized, so I can get the Monopoly pieces. Um, no. I don't get the sweaty cup with the Monopoly pieces. I get the insulated cup with no pieces. Okay, and my large fry should have two. Ha! Nope. They gave me a medium fry and a small fry, because they didn't have large fry containers. WTF /rant __________________ Blog / Twitter / OPWFT SM: 46,145/51,000 ME: Querying/Almost trunked TC: 4,251/45,000 Goodreads GGBT: Fall, 2054.

11-03-2009, 11:15 PM	#10563
JamieB Make the voices stop!!! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: O-H (clap clap) I-O Posts: 3,200	That sucks. You should email and complain. Maybe they'll send you extra. __________________ Yep! I BLOG! OPWFT BLOG TWITTER Lost To Me - Revising @ 62k WFR - outlining CASHMELLOW. Official mascot of the GGBT.

11-03-2009, 11:16 PM	#10564
Rebecca_Rogers YA writer :] Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: B. F. E. Posts: 4,880	HAHAHA! I didn't think about that. __________________ Blog / Twitter / OPWFT SM: 46,145/51,000 ME: Querying/Almost trunked TC: 4,251/45,000 Goodreads GGBT: Fall, 2054.

11-03-2009, 11:17 PM	#10565
Geek_Pride Self Proclaimed Maniac. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London Posts: 2,587	Grrrrr. Down with MD! Becca- I promise more Thor next week XD But, I'll be posting snippets anyway! __________________ Come see me Blog. WIP Through Her Eyes ~~-Postponed until summer.~~

11-03-2009, 11:36 PM	#10567
Geek_Pride Self Proclaimed Maniac. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London Posts: 2,587	Hehehehehe __________________ Come see me Blog. WIP Through Her Eyes ~~-Postponed until summer.~~

11-03-2009, 11:38 PM	#10568
peachiemkey circuits in the sea Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: PA Posts: 2,952	Hi everyone~ Can I finish rewriting chapter 5 today? Can I? Can I???!?! __________________ Emilia Joyce Plater rewriting - 17K done check out my crazy blog + the teens wf teens blog Interview with AWer Amy Lukavics (AKA Electric Violet)!

11-03-2009, 11:38 PM	#10569
Geek_Pride Self Proclaimed Maniac. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London Posts: 2,587	Yes, you can! __________________ Come see me Blog. WIP Through Her Eyes ~~-Postponed until summer.~~

11-03-2009, 11:42 PM	#10570
peachiemkey circuits in the sea Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: PA Posts: 2,952	I'm going to start off rewriting in the box here and post it as a (boring) snippet once I'm done 200 words. haha MOTIVATION. __________________ Emilia Joyce Plater rewriting - 17K done check out my crazy blog + the teens wf teens blog Interview with AWer Amy Lukavics (AKA Electric Violet)!

11-03-2009, 11:43 PM	#10571
~Kate~ WIP research w/ helper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Ozarks Posts: 1,318	<vent> I think I need glasses. My left eye twitches all the damn time. It's making me crazy. </vent> __________________ Refuge (YA paranormal): ~95,000 words Working on third draft my sometimes writing related blog

11-04-2009, 01:15 AM	#10575
Geek_Pride Self Proclaimed Maniac. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London Posts: 2,587	I want beta rights XD My mum read my teaser and thinks I am disturbed. Lol __________________ Come see me Blog. WIP Through Her Eyes ~~-Postponed until summer.~~

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