Do you know how you can know something, but not really know it? You can know it in your head, where knowledge is a thin veneer over roiling ignorance, but you don't really KNOW it in your heart, where you keep the truth?
Just go with me here, okay? That was as boringly philosophical as I plan to get.
Well, I can see that I expected a publishing deal within a week or two or signing my contract with the agent... Yeah, stupid, I know, but my life was supposed to change. I have an agent, which is something I've been dreaming about for six years, and now I have one, and why is the basement still unfinished? Why is my mother-in-law still living with us? Why do we still owe money on credit cards? Why am I still buying hamburger instead of sirloin, and then, only when it's on sale?
WHERE'S MY LIFE-CHANGING PUBLISHING DEAL THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BRING ME FINANCIAL SECURITY, WHICH IS THE ONLY THING STANDING IN THE WAY OF MY TRUE HAPPINESS?
So I'm sitting here frustrated, but I sent an e-mail to the head of the agency and he says my manuscript has gone out. Honestly, I didn't think it had, so that makes me feel better. I need to be writing the shitty first draft of Dead Mothers' Club, which I haven't been working on because I've been frustrated about this and mad at my husband for assorted reasons.
I'm going to make myself work on it as soon as I eat my pathetic lunch. I've done a mile walk already, weight machines, and it's time to get back to business. THANKS FOR LETTING ME VENT.
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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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