The Great Absolute Write Spec Fiction Anthology!

Sorry Celesta - I know how that feels. I really need to start my new novel but I always conveniently forget to open up a word doc until it's too late and I'm off to bed.

I should probably do that now huh? Seeing as I'm going to bed in thirty minutes...

Yeah, I am going to work on my WIP

Thanks!

Phew! Just got it done. I'm exhausted.

Almost two pages complete. Not bad, right? Now it's time for some Nyquil and I can drift away into oblivion. Night all!

Hugs for everybody!

I don't know about you guys, but it's gotten to the point now where my friends and family ask me every day, "So, any word?" I think they're thinking about it more than me, and their antsy-ness is making me antsy!

Since it's my first sub, I keep having to explain to them that the turn around on this is not the norm, and that I have to learn patience now or I'll be spoiled from that start!

I get asked daily by my mother, and then my Aunt out of state calls once a week to see if there is any news

I've been keeping busy editing my manuscript, but every day I poke in here for possible updates and chatter. It's fun to see folks keeping social about it.

Duncable said:

I don't know about you guys, but it's gotten to the point now where my friends and family ask me every day, "So, any word?" I think they're thinking about it more than me, and their antsy-ness is making me antsy!

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Sage said:

Yep, I get asked once a week by my parents and once a week by my write-in group.

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parumpdragon said:

I get asked daily by my mother, and then my Aunt out of state calls once a week to see if there is any news

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You guys are lucky. My parents don't give a tiny rat's arse about my writing. If I do get my story in my mum will probably say "That's nice, dear" and then change the subject.

Luckily Other Half will be excited so I won't be on my own.

Aw, sorry. But that's good that other half is excited too. You got back-up there

Wow, lots of posting in here since I went away on friday... and hurrah for still no news!

I've learned not to tell many people. I get a ton of "Did you get your book published yet?" They really just don't get that, not only is is difficult and potentially unlikely, but it takes A LONG time.

Only my husband knows about the anthology so far. I'll wait til I hear good news to shout it out to people.

I just really can't wait until I (hopefully) have the book in my hand and can run up to my old writing teacher, tell him to open to page whatever and wait as he reads the story I wrote for his class published in a real book. Yeah, really can't wait for that

My betas and my daughter know about the anthology. No one else in RL gives a crap about my writing, so *shrug*. I just figure that if I ever land on a major bestseller list, they're not going to believe it's me anyway. Their problem.

That is, until the money starts rolling in. THEN, they might notice. But that would be true if I won the lotto too.

Not sure which one's the better shot, honestly. LOL!

^love this Del.

Yes, every supposed friend I ever had would notice if I won the lotto too.

There must be something in that 'supposed' that makes it work that way

I don't have that many friends, but I have many relatives I don't talk to who would suddenly want to be cozy with me.

Back in the 70s, my mom won $10K in Vegas. I've seen the leeches come out of the cracks already. Wouldn't be any different if it happened to me. Except for the fact that I honestly don't know most of them and don't give a crap if we share DNA. *shrug*

But having the money is a nice daydream.

I don't tell people IRL and use a pen name, mostly because I don't need the snark from the relatives and frenemies. I'll let anybody nice read any of my stuff if they express interest, though.

My dad is a very important beta for me, so he knows. I keep saying that I haven't heard from Mac, and he keeps teasing me about checking my email for something not to be there He knows how subs go, though, so it's not exciting until you hear Yes No's aren't depressing any more. They are completely normal, individually, imho.

Here's to another hopeful Monday

*To empty inboxes all around

I'm hoping the opposite--everyone's inboxes get something, which means the ToC is finalized and the anthology is making progress to being in my hands.

My brother is my biggest fan, he reads every chapter of my WIP as I write it. He's a big reader, he's read more books than anyone I've ever seen, and my collection isn't small. He's waiting as anxiously as I am for word on the anthology.

Aw, so cool Night.