But we're pretty much taking the month off working on the house. Tomorrow we're driving north to visit Birdie's sister Linda for a day. She doesn't look like the rest of the Nordstroms, being short and petite and red headed. (Of course, that last is probably, like, unnatural. ;-) She was the first person to welcome me to the family, decades ago, which is probably why I have a soft spot in my heart for her. She's the most intellectually inclined, too, though she never went to college. Well, she and Birdie would be tied in that way. They both read a lot and are interested in the larger world.
Writing is still going. I'm getting a few more words on the page every day, and I'm still excited to see this thing finished. I don't know if anyone else will enjoy it, or if I'll be blasted for my uncivilized use of extreme gore, but I just really want to both have a good time writing it, and FINISHING. I *want* to experience the whole book submission process. (Yeah, I know, I'm nuts.)
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OH! And Birdie's sister called to let us know that they plan on taking us to a swank restaurant about an hour south of Chicago. Last time I was there I got a PERFECT prime rib about the size of a football. Yeah, expensive as hell. Nope, didn't pay for it. Nope again, I don't feel guilty about it because these people are LOADED. *big grin*
The whiny story of slogging through writing my first novel.
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Eating on someone else's dime is the best! I still remember fondly the sweet sweet like buttah steak I had in the top o' the hotel restaurant in Atlanta -- and the gigantic shrimp appetizer.
There are some fans who will lap up the gore with eagerness. Think Leisure books, for example. The right audience is all you need to find. It's out there!
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