sandramcdonald ([info]sandramcdonald) wrote,
@ 2008-05-16 10:09:00
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What I've been reading this week: the Asimov's anthology (continued). Read Connie Willis's story "Cibola" at the car wash and enjoyed it. A Hawaiian Reader, with a forward by James Michener, for research, first published in 1959. The entirety of Judy Blume's Deenie, about a teenager with scoliosis. Written in 1973 and didn't quite work for me, though I love her other work. Also the New Yorker, Real Simple magazine, Jacksonville's Folio Weekly, Blue Heaven submissions, some Sandra Brown, Heather Sellers's Page by Page, and Robert Masello's Writer Tells All.

Speaking of submisisons, sent off a bunch. Current points: 15. (1 short story out there = 1 point, one partial ms on an agent or editor's desk = 3 points, 1 full ms on an agent's or editors desk = 8 points). I have 1 full out there and 7 short stories.

Must write faster! Must read faster! All those words out there.


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[info]charmingbillie
2008-05-16 03:00 pm UTC (link)
GAH!!! I am fifty bazillion points behind you.

Congrats on stuff finished and in the mail. Good luck with all of them!

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[info]sandramcdonald
2008-05-17 12:39 am UTC (link)
Thanks! We'll see. There are so many talented short fiction writers out there competing for the attention of editors that it does feel like a crap shoot sometimes. All I can do is send, send, send, and wish the little birdies well in the world.

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(Anonymous)
2008-05-16 03:38 pm UTC (link)
Thanks for explaining the point system. I have 19!

Man, I read Deenie YEARS ago, when I was right at about the age Deenie is in the novel. We called it a dirty novel!

Tia

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(Anonymous)
2008-05-16 04:17 pm UTC (link)
Oops! I was giving a point for each query. If those don't count, then I only have 11 points.

tia

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[info]sandramcdonald
2008-05-17 12:39 am UTC (link)
11 is far far better than many people I know -- congrats!

Deenie is a bit of a dirty novel, yes :-)

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