Purgatory's Pit of Doom

I had a particularly sub-Pittish weekend and I'm so happy to be back in the regular Pit today -- Pit sweet Pit.

Form R on a full. It's very hard to remember that I'm supposed to be wishing for something nice instead of wishing for death.

Mornin', Pit

{{{Kellion}}}

{{{Red}}}

(((Red))) Maggoccino or maggotini?

My initial question was "Monday or death?" I'm not sure which beverage goes better with those options. Well, at least I can start the week with my hope utterly crushed. It was getting in my way.

(((Red))) (((Kellion)))

So after my work week from hell last week, I have another meeting today that will determine whether or not I'll be seeing work week from hell part 2 this week.

In other news, I saw Contagion as well. Didn't think it qualified as a classic horror movie. No major twist. No killer jumping out at you. No shaking cameras. It was more that slow creepy vibe. Something that will get you thinking about it after it's over. I liked it.

Snappy, not sure I parsed your post correctly. This meeting will determine whether your week will be another hell week? Or this meeting will determine whether you have another work week at all?

RedScylla said:

Snappy, not sure I parsed your post correctly. This meeting will determine whether your week will be another hell week? Or this meeting will determine whether you have another work week at all?

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Meeting will determine if it is going to be another work week from hell. I'll still be here regardless, which I guess is a positive?

Its2Snappy said:

Meeting will determine if it is going to be another work week from hell. I'll still be here regardless, which I guess is a positive?

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It's certainly better than the alternative. Whew! Well, I hope the meeting decides against another hell week.

I hope the meeting goes well, Snaps, and you just have a normal hell week and not an extraordinary one.

I got a 168-day-old zombie query R today. It's a bit of a head scratcher because the response was very long but vague, yet I do think it was sincere about being on the fence. As always, I wish I got more specific positive feedback -- even my closest calls are so vague that I don't have any crumbs to grasp onto.

Oh, man... SOME poor writer is having an exceptionally Pittish day.

https://twitter.com/#!/DelReySpectra/status/115821007549370368

Oops. I guess the agent isn't having a great day either. I don't think anybody is enjoying this situation much.

RedScylla said:

It's certainly better than the alternative. Whew! Well, I hope the meeting decides against another hell week.

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Yes, cup half full, I suppose.

kellion92 said:

I hope the meeting goes well, Snaps, and you just have a normal hell week and not an extraordinary one.

I got a 168-day-old zombie query R today. It's a bit of a head scratcher because the response was very long but vague, yet I do think it was sincere about being on the fence. As always, I wish I got more specific positive feedback -- even my closest calls are so vague that I don't have any crumbs to grasp onto.

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Thanks! And *scratching head* on the vague old R.

kellion92 said:

Oops. I guess the agent isn't having a great day either. I don't think anybody is enjoying this situation much.

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Nothing good can come of it.

Yeah, I saw elsewhere that a few writers had SQed old queries (not as old as mine) so I guess the agent decided it was time to clear out the old "maybe" pile.

I doubt any query looks good when it's covered in dust and cobwebs.

(((Kellion))) (((Red)))

4Bs, doh!

That twitter post makes me uncomfortable, as if this is something I could get in trouble for. I requeried my previously agented manuscript to a couple agents, but I stopped because I didn't want to have conversations about who had already rejected the book.

*pops in* {{Pit + poor twitter writer}}

fourlittlebees said:

Oh, man... SOME poor writer is having an exceptionally Pittish day.

https://twitter.com/#!/DelReySpectra/status/115821007549370368

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erm...yeah that IS uncomfortable...

mario_c said:

I liked it a lot, but I dig hard sci-fi. This movie is designed to get under your skin, so be warned.

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Saw it and absolutely LOVED it. You were right about it getting under my skin, though.

K, it made me squick because there are really only a few possibilities:

A) the author had his/her book burned and had no sub list, so agent #2 is subbing blind
B) the author had the book on sub and never told the agent

Either way, the whole sitch is icky, agreed.

posted about my meeting in the spit shine...got a zombie QUERY R today...missed you guys that twitter thing is crazy... (((pit)))

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Yeah, 4B, that's not a good place to be.

But, Kellion, I don't think it's similar to your situation.

Oh, I know, but it's the sort of thing I have nightmares about...

Meeting done. Work week will not be AS bad, but my department is getting shifted, so I have a new boss essentially. Good news - she's nice. Bad news - yet more work for me and my staff. *sigh*

(((Snappy)))