It sure didn't start out looking promising. I plunged a clogged toilet, drove my son's medicine to school and filled out forms so he'd be allowed to take it, then drove home to start urging MIL to get ready for physical therapy at the Adult Day Center. She took her usual 45 to get ready, but we didn't even make it out of the driveway before she began getting sick to her stomach and started to throw up. Fortunately for my car upholstery, I had a hip replacement late last year, and now I'm allowed to run when absolutely necessary. I grabbed a trash can and in due time, had her return to bed for the day. The morning was half gone, I'd done nothing yet, and was getting frustrated.
MIL stayed in bed most of the day, and maybe because I felt such pressure not to waste the day, I was able to concentrate and did some great revising. I found lots of places where I could tighten up the prose, several opportunities I'd missed to build characters, and a few rather stupid plotting mistakes. Makes me wish I was a short story writer.
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"REVENGE OF THE SOCCER MOMS"
Never underestimate smart, funny, and slightly bored stay-at-home moms, especially when they get angry.
Teenage drivers, abusive husbands, vandals, and child molesters are no match for these women.
But when does Neighborhood Watch become Vigilantism? And when the Moms kill a cheating husband
and the 24-hour news channels camp out in their neighborhood, will their lives ever be the same?
Never underestimate smart, funny, and slightly bored stay-at-home moms, especially when they get angry.
Teenage drivers, abusive husbands, vandals, and child molesters are no match for these women.
But when does Neighborhood Watch become Vigilantism? And when the Moms kill a cheating husband
and the 24-hour news channels camp out in their neighborhood, will their lives ever be the same?
About Me
- Myra Levine
- I have edited a new and much-improved versions of my first novel, and am on the hunt for a new agent. Meanwhile, I'll be working on my second novel and dreaming of book deals and movie rights. Like all writers. Back in the 80's and 90's, I ran a video production company for many years and wrote dozens of TV and radio ads, political spots, and training and marketing videos. Then I adopted my daughter from China, met and married David, adopted a son from Vietnam, and began writing fiction. (Some of the political ads were fiction, but that's another story.) Now I'm revising my second novel, and caring for my mother and mother in law, both diagnosed with dementia. If I can turn my personal circus into a best seller, it will all be worthwhile. Otherwise, it's a daily root canal.
HERE'S THE QUESTION
Can a smartass mom achieve commercial success as a novelist? My husband and our creditors sincerely hope so.
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