I feel a bit better. Deb thinks the book is great, and she's not a chain-yanker, so my ego is on its way to being restored.
Gunn: The final score can't be rigged. I don't care how many players you grease, that last shot always comes up a question mark. But here's the thing. You never know when you're taking it. It could be when you're duking it out with the Legion of Doom, or just crossing the street deciding where to have brunch. So you just treat it like it was up to you—the world in balance—'cause you never know when it is.
'Underneath'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Allyson - Apr 06, 2010 11:09:04 am PDT #21350 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Scrappy - Apr 06, 2010 11:12:19 am PDT #21351 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Allyson, I think it's great, too.
Allyson - Apr 06, 2010 11:17:51 am PDT #21352 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I don't really understand why it didn't sell to anyone. In my head, it's a pretty good little book.
Gudanov - Apr 06, 2010 11:19:41 am PDT #21353 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Maybe it's just bad timing and it's not the kind of story people are looking for right now.
Jesse - Apr 06, 2010 11:21:21 am PDT #21354 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I've spent a ridiculous amount of time reading agents' blogs (for someone who has no interest in writing a book), and it always seems like actual quality is only the first hurdle.
sarameg - Apr 06, 2010 11:24:17 am PDT #21355 of 30001
Wishing you lots of luck going forward, Allyson.
Picked up my taxes to mail. Holyfreakingrefund, Batman!
Amy - Apr 06, 2010 11:25:26 am PDT #21356 of 30001
Because books.
In my head, it's a pretty good little book.
It is. But in this marketplace, everyone wants to be sure they know how to sell it, and move those copies. Publishers are gun-shy right now. Or I should say even more gun-shy than usual, when it comes to outlay of money vs. possible profit.
flea - Apr 06, 2010 11:27:59 am PDT #21357 of 30001
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Allyson - Apr 06, 2010 11:33:51 am PDT #21358 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
more gun-shy than usual, when it comes to outlay of money vs. possible profit.
Just about everyone came back with a, "cute book! No money," rejection.
I wonder if I can use these as cover blurbs.
tommyrot - Apr 06, 2010 11:42:44 am PDT #21359 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.