No, not the day-after thing. Plan B with the book!
The first publisher I sent it to finally got in touch to say they were not interested in taking my project any further in their process. No sweat here...getting to the third step with the first publisher I sent it to? Good sign. Now I am looking for the right one to send it to next. Because you can only send to one at a time and it takes sooooo long to hear back sometimes (took 11 months for the first one), I want to make the right choice. I am going to sit down this weekend and go through my Writers Guide and decide on one.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Dogs, Dogs, Dogs, Kids
It has certainly been awhile since I posted, but I promise you I have been busy. Eric and I have been preparing our house for the prospect of adopting a child(ren). Exciting time. Needless to say, our dogs don't know what to think.
As part of this process, we have remodeled and revamped much of our house. Because our dogs are such a critical part of the family, it was important that they benefit from the revamp too.
One of the best sites I have visited to help us with this is: www.petgadgets.com. Things that I never knew existed were available to assist dog (and other pet) owners with both special needs and day-to-day necessities. We were particularly interested in the furniture pieces so that our living room doesn't look like a kennel. In addition, at least two of our dogs are compromised by mobility issues, so ramps and special feeders were also very important. Some people think that you can go overboard for your pets, and sometimes I think that is true. Our dogs are our babies, and we want them to be as comfortable as possible. Product selection like that found at www.petgadgets.com opened up a world of possibilities for us so that our dogs can be comfortable and we have the design elements we are looking for in furniture and other household accessories.
As part of this process, we have remodeled and revamped much of our house. Because our dogs are such a critical part of the family, it was important that they benefit from the revamp too.
One of the best sites I have visited to help us with this is: www.petgadgets.com. Things that I never knew existed were available to assist dog (and other pet) owners with both special needs and day-to-day necessities. We were particularly interested in the furniture pieces so that our living room doesn't look like a kennel. In addition, at least two of our dogs are compromised by mobility issues, so ramps and special feeders were also very important. Some people think that you can go overboard for your pets, and sometimes I think that is true. Our dogs are our babies, and we want them to be as comfortable as possible. Product selection like that found at www.petgadgets.com opened up a world of possibilities for us so that our dogs can be comfortable and we have the design elements we are looking for in furniture and other household accessories.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Return from Door County
We are back from our week-long vacation in Door County, WI. If you've never been there, I highly recommend it. I cannot believe I grew up in WI and never went to Door County. We rented a beautiful house that faced west on Green Bay, so we saw some magnificent sunsets.
My whole family was there: Mom and Dad, my hubby Eric, Chris, Susan, Aiden and Emma, and Dan and Gillian. I really enjoyed cooking and eating with everyone, though Dan and my dad did most of the cooking! They are great cooks, and we were enthusiastic fans.
I am actually still on vacation. I got smart this year and took the first three days of the following week off. It is nice to ease back into work.
My whole family was there: Mom and Dad, my hubby Eric, Chris, Susan, Aiden and Emma, and Dan and Gillian. I really enjoyed cooking and eating with everyone, though Dan and my dad did most of the cooking! They are great cooks, and we were enthusiastic fans.
I am actually still on vacation. I got smart this year and took the first three days of the following week off. It is nice to ease back into work.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Vacation in WI
Our family vacation is approaching quickly! We are all headed to Door County, WI this year for a full week. Here's hoping for good weather and good times. We rented a 5 bedroom house for the week, right on Green Bay. At least we know the lake won't drain like it did last year. We rented a house on Lake Delton, just outside the Wis. Dells. About a month (I think) before we were scheduled to go, floods washed away the earthen dam that created the lake and caused it to drain. There are like 10,000 lakes in WI and we pick a) a man-made one; and b) one that drains. We had a great time nonetheless.
The Waiting is Killing Me!
I am almost at the six-month wait point with the publisher. This can only mean good news right? I am very anxious, but am trying to be patient. Murder in Town Hall is coming together conceptually, though I am still trying to work out a plot snag. Eric scored some OT and I bought myself a netbook, which is the coolest thing under 3 pounds I have seen lately. It does basic web surfing and allows me to write anywhere.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
More Waiting!
I went ahead and emailed the publisher on Monday. They are waiting on one more reader to provide comment. Let's hope they are good comments. Fingers crossed everyone!
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Haven't heard back yet!
I haven't heard back from the publisher about my novel, Murder in the Old Courthouse. I am trying not to be too antsy, but they have had the full manuscript for four months, and they said they would get back to me in two. Do I email them? Would that be too pushy?
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