Golden Heart Frustration

Posted by on Apr 23, 2005 in dish | 0 comments Well, I’m three for three in GH judging. Every time I enter, I’m in the top quarter. Every year I enter, I have one rogue judge who’s out of line with everyone else, so I never final. *sigh*Here are the scores for Crash Test: 7, 8, 8.8, 8.9, and a 5.5. I’m sure Ms. 5.5 is a fine person and a discerning reader, but I don’t really like her that much right now.Since...
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What’s In a Name?

Posted by on Apr 5, 2005 in dish | 3 comments So I’m daydreaming about my writing career-to-be and wondering whether I need to take a pseudonym.My mom tells me that originally, my parents were going to name me Sarah, after a longtime friend of Daddy’s family (I was born on her birthday). Turns out that when I arrived, Daddy decided that I needed to be named for mom, so I ended up as a Mary Louise.I am not, by any stretch of the...
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Synopsis=Greek Word for Hell

Posted by on Mar 5, 2005 in dish | 1 comment I’m bad. I’m supposed to be writing the synopsis for book 2 at request of Dream Agent. Instead, I’m surfing, leaving pithy comments on other blogs, checking email, bidding on website software on eBay…basically, anything to keep from writing the synopsis. I’ve even considered doing laundry and other cleaning, but straits aren’t quite that dire. Yet.Normally, I...
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Take that, IRS!

Posted by on Mar 3, 2005 in dish | 1 comment I hold in my hands (well, I was–had to put it down to start typing) one of the few documents that will convince the IRS that yes, I am a writer in serious pursuit of a writing career and not a dilettante who happens to own a computer and an overactive imagination (my shortcomings regarding the fine art of keeping a journal notwithstanding). Yes, gentle readers, I have an Agency...
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THE AGENT HAS LANDED

Posted by on Feb 23, 2005 in dish | 4 comments After a long weekend of waiting, a day and a half of voicemail, answering machines, and email messages, I finally won the game of phone tag with dream agent, only to be told, “Can I call you back in two minutes? I’m on the other line.” What’s two minutes when I’ve been obsessing for four days? Sure thing.Two minutes later, the phone rings. She loves Crash Test,...
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