Post #12–Things Fall Apart

by | Dec 31, 2014 | The Weed

I’m back to trying to describe the indescribable. After day nine, came day ten. Then day eleven. And with each day came either nothing, or, a few times, another breathtaking rejection from another publishing house. But still there was hope. There were 16...

Post #11–Keep the faith

by | Dec 30, 2014 | The Weed

This is the part that’s impossible to put into words. Imagine waking up every day knowing that the most amazing thing that has ever happened in your life could happen that day. And then imagine going to bed that night, having had it not happen, and the...

Post #10–The Waiting Game

by | Dec 24, 2014 | The Weed

Suddenly, we were “on submission.” ‘On submission’ is short for “on submission to publishers.” It’s the period of time where your agent is taking your manuscript or proposal and is sending it to their contacts in the literary...

Post #9–Proposal

by | Dec 22, 2014 | The Weed

Looking back a year-and-half, I can see the warning signs that were interlaced with all the excitement. That’s how hindsight works. At the time though, they were undetectable. At the time, this felt like an absolute culmination of all things in my life. It felt...

Post #8: Snapshot of my life right now

by | Dec 21, 2014 | The Weed

We interrupt this story to bring you a snapshot of my life right now: My sister and her family pulled up to my house two hours ago. The kids are running around the house screaming. Luggage is being brought up the stairs, gifts are going under the tree, there is...