In-laws invade Thursday evening and the house is getting ready for their impending arrival. I've turned our spare room into a pregnancy bunker of sorts. The doppler packaging, books, lovenox boxes are all stored there. I didn't realize I accumulated so much . . . stuff. I really hope no one tries to open it. I'm having a hard time putting away the baby pics on the fridge, I guess I'll wait until evening before I put those in the bunker. When they come this laptop is going in the bunker too. I'm not sophisticated enough to know how to delete all my history so I'll be mooching off Jack's laptop should the need arise.
I'm not too anxious about them at the moment. I think I'm distracted as I wait for my agent to get back to me. She e-mailed me Sunday telling me she loved my book but the agency requires two enthusiastic reads so she'll get back to me as soon as her colleague finishes reading it. The waiting is excruciating because this is the agent of my dreams. I've offered them an exclusive for three weeks which expires next Monday. In the meantime another agent has written asking for my manuscript as well. I can't send her anything because I agreed to an exclusive with the first one so now I'm sitting here trying to compose a polite letter saying essentially If agent 1 rejects me and finds my work foolish then I'll send it to you! I guess its a good problem to have, but I'm telling you, I SUCK at waiting!
At least checking your e-mail like an obsessive trying to see if you got a positive response, is a lot cheaper than the pee sticks. So there is that.
Hope the second reader gives you the thumbs up and you get signed! And how exciting to have another agent interested too. My aunt never had that much luck, and she's been writing for years.
ReplyDeletelove the pregnancy bunker - can you shut yourself in there too???
ReplyDeleteAnd how exciting about your manuscript!!!
Very exciting on the agent news - and I sincerely hope that the in-laws visit is less stressful than you're fearing. It really sounds horrible, and I'd be putting off taking down the pictures, too!
ReplyDeleteLOL you are too funny. I really hope this coming week isn't too much of a stress on you and you find some quiet time for yourself.
ReplyDeleteWay to find the silver lining :) So, I think I started reading late - tell me more about this manuscript!
ReplyDeleteHope the holiday isn't too stressful, and mostly hope the inlaws stay out of your bunker. My family's so danged nosy I'd probably have to stash it all in the attic or something!
thinking of you as your in-laws have descended tonight...hope you're hanging in there. lil
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I've ever commented about it, but I am sooooooooooooo excited about your potential book deal!!!! I would love to hear more about your experience of writing and getting published. And I want to get your book when it comes out. What is the genre? Inquiring minds want to know!!
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