Right now I’m waiting for my lovely critique partners to turn around THE OPPOSITE OF GRAVITY so I can send it to my agent!!! *bites nails* If you haven’t already heard, publishing is all about hurry up and wait. LOL! Yup, get used to it. One day you’re rushing, the next day you’re waiting with the crickets chirping in the background. What am I doing while I’m in a holding pattern?
I think I mentioned how I’ve been doing some critiques. I love getting to help newbie writers when I have the time and I adore getting to read what my close friends have been working on. Of course, I’ve been doing laundry, especially since my dryer was broken for two weeks. I should probably be doing more, but seriously, it’s NOT FUN! And joy, bliss, rapture–I’m reading books for fun and books that inform my next project!!!! Woo hoo!!!! New projects are always soooo exciting. Preparing for a new project is just as fun as drafting, maybe even more fun. I plan on jumping into the writing part (which a dabbled with during NaNoWriMo) as soon as GRAVITY is officially out of my hands. And I FINALLY, I did some updating on my FAQ’s Page! I’ll be adding more, so if you have any burning questions feel free to ask them.
What do you do while you’re waiting in the writer’s twilight zone?
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Hurry up and wait is precisely right! I just finished a real hurry-up phase, and am now waiting again.
Sympathies on the laundry. Ugh. I call the dirty clothes around here “Mt. Washmore” or “Mt. Never-rest.”
LOL! My boys call it Mt. Laundrias!!!!
I’ve been blessed with a wonderful agent and now I’m learning how to photoshop pictures while waiting to hear back from publishers. There are several free sites that are easy to use. My two favorite are http://www.ribbet.com and http://www.superlame.com. And of course, I am always researching how to get more followers to my blog, Facebook, and Twitter sites.
I throw all the clean clothes on the couch. And until, they are needed, that’s pretty much where they stay. My girLovey’s kids used to call it Planet Laundry and would enjoy burrowing (sp?) in it when they came over to play. So did my kids, come to think of it. 😉