Yes, that's me. I'll catch you up quickly. My first literary agent, who kept telling me, "Don't change a word" of Revenge of the Soccer Moms got me four or five rejection letters from publishers, and then disappeared. Or maybe she thinks I disappeared. In any case, I've spent the last two years using what I've learned at nine summers of the Iowa Summer Writing Festival (holy crap, nine years?) to rewrite my novel and I'm ready to find a new agent. This time, I'm going to ask a few questions. Last time, I was so happy to have someone offer to represent me that I didn't ask anything. What questions? Here are a few:
1. Do you make your primary living as a literary agent?
Actually, that covers a lot of ground. Maybe I'll also ask if she/he owns a home, rents, or lives under an overpass.
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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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