Here goes nothin'

[annathepiper]

Chapters are printed. Page numbering verified. Spelling of editor's name verified. Synopsis, check. Chapters, check. Query letter, check. SASE, check. SASP, check. Proper amount of postage on manuscript envelope, check. No mistakes in the addresses on the manuscript envelope, check. Ladies and gentlemen, Faerie Blood is now ready to go out for its second round of combat with Tor Books. And I get to twitch about it for the rest of the evening, on the grounds that it is too late to send the packet out in today's mail. And the minds of twitchy Authors are dangerous places to be....

Kendis: "I dunno. You think they're gonna buy the lead character changing names between drafts?"

Kendie, hon, they probably aren't going to remember you used to be Rachel. Not unless I happen to get the same intern or assistant who read y'all the first time around.

Christopher: "Do y'hafta send us out TOMORROW? Couldn't we go t' Vancouver wit' ya? I mean, have some mercy, lass, GREAT BIG SEA is playin'! And ya did make 'em my favorite band, ya know!"

Well, duh. You're a NEWFOUNDLANDER. And take it easy, big guy, it ain't like you and Kendis aren't going to get a GBS concert off-camera between books anyway.

Christopher: "I'm gonna hold ya to dat."

Elessir: "Hah. As if I couldn't out-play and out-sing five mortals in my sleep."

Did I ask you a GODDAMNED THING?

Elessir: <smiles devilishly, while Kendis and Christopher throw pillows at him, and the Author throws pillows at all of the voices in her head>

Comments

[wildshadowstar.livejournal.com]

Be careful, for while voices in the head are okay, answering those voices leave you on unstable ground. :)

[brightbeak.livejournal.com]

nah, answering isn't the problem, LOSING a fight IS! ;)

bb

[annathepiper]

Yeah, and I'm the one in charge of dictating what happens in the next book. Muahahaha!

[annathepiper]

*snicker* Usually, it'll shut them up if I write a novel about them.

Elessir: "Oh, yes, this has certainly helped in the composition of this Livejournal post, hasn't it?"

I SAID, DID I ASK--

Ahem. Er. You didn't hear that. ;)

[brightbeak.livejournal.com]

nope, didn't hear it, tho THEY saw it and went "hey, HERS do it TOO! SEE!!!?!?" :)

hehe...

[annathepiper]

I think it's a common characteristic of writers. ;)

[wildshadowstar.livejournal.com]

Hey, if the voices keep fueling the writing, they can't be all that bad, can they? Of course, the results may be whacked as all get out and your readers may toss a few weird glances your way, but you're the one doing the writing. If your readers don't like what you write, they don't have to read it. Then again, you wouldn't have anyone buying your writings.

Sorry, my convulated answer is the direct result of many random conversations with the people running around in my head.

[annathepiper]

*snickergiggle* See, it makes you one of the Creative People! ;)

[brightbeak.livejournal.com]

[smartass mode = on]

you had to send **6** cheques??????????????? ;)

[smartass mode = off]

best o'luck!

[annathepiper]

*snorf!* No, no, money always flows TO the writer. ;D Hee hee hee.

Thanks babe! I'm mailing this sucker out tomorrow, and then I'll go play with Lament of the Dove for a while and try to get the rest of the editing done on the rest of the chapters as well--hopefully so as to have the manuscript ready to send off to Baen in the event of a rejection. (Basically, a rehash of the plan from earlier this year. But hey, it works!)

[brightbeak.livejournal.com]

i knew that... honestly, i did :)
g'luck, and may the change of tomes give thine brain the respite it needs for being recharged! :)

bb

[annathepiper]

Thank you much! :)

[writersweekend.livejournal.com]

Best of luck with this, m'dear...I wish you every success!

[annathepiper]

Thank you kindly. :) This is less nervous-making this time around, perhaps since I've done it once already.

And it'll help that I've got two other projects to work on while this thing does the rounds at Tor again--in addition to doing the edits to finish off this draft so I can have it ready to send in Baen in case Tor says no. :)

[annathepiper]

BTW--would you be interested in my Writing filter? The vast majority of my writing-related posts are there, since I have a whole LOT of posts about that.

[brombear.livejournal.com]

Good luck 8)

[annathepiper]

Thanks! :)