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I'm MELTiiiiinnnnggg....
Friday, April 30th, 2004 12:50 pmIt's 81 degrees (F) outside. There's a small, considerate breeze going on, the better to spread the pollen around.
The galleys for "A Night at the Opera" have been gone over, corrections made, emailed, and accepted. Go, us.
Of the six projects we outlined for Madame the Agent, she feels that three are Definitely Marketable, one needs work, and two are Best Forgot. I'm not surprised that the one about the parole officer failed to find favor, but I am startled that the contemporary fantasy was thought to have a "limited" market. I'm thinking it's because the viewpoint's a middle-aged woman, but I may wrong. In any case, we now have Detailed Synopses and Sample Chapters to write. Starting Monday, I think. I want to finish up with the first draft of The Nameless so the characters will be -- not placated, never that. Not these characters. But they may at least consent to let me think about something other than their worthy selves for a while.
Raided the video store last night and came home to watch _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_, which I haven't seen since it came out. It's held up surprisingly well. Still in the unviewed pile: _Big Fish_, _Master and Commander_, and _Cowboy Bebop_. I'm hoping these are enjoyable; my experience with _Kill Bill_ has made me a little leery of some definitions of "fun," "worth seeing," and "gotta see it!" I hadn't thought my sensibilities were so tender. Comes of not watching television, I guess.
The royalty statements have arrived. The good news is that we made money (go, us). The bad news is that a check was not enclosed. Adding up all the money promised, we've got quite a respectable income. If only it would, you know, come in.
No word yet on who will be reading _Local Custom_ for the audio production. Color me curious.
And now -- to work.
The galleys for "A Night at the Opera" have been gone over, corrections made, emailed, and accepted. Go, us.
Of the six projects we outlined for Madame the Agent, she feels that three are Definitely Marketable, one needs work, and two are Best Forgot. I'm not surprised that the one about the parole officer failed to find favor, but I am startled that the contemporary fantasy was thought to have a "limited" market. I'm thinking it's because the viewpoint's a middle-aged woman, but I may wrong. In any case, we now have Detailed Synopses and Sample Chapters to write. Starting Monday, I think. I want to finish up with the first draft of The Nameless so the characters will be -- not placated, never that. Not these characters. But they may at least consent to let me think about something other than their worthy selves for a while.
Raided the video store last night and came home to watch _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_, which I haven't seen since it came out. It's held up surprisingly well. Still in the unviewed pile: _Big Fish_, _Master and Commander_, and _Cowboy Bebop_. I'm hoping these are enjoyable; my experience with _Kill Bill_ has made me a little leery of some definitions of "fun," "worth seeing," and "gotta see it!" I hadn't thought my sensibilities were so tender. Comes of not watching television, I guess.
The royalty statements have arrived. The good news is that we made money (go, us). The bad news is that a check was not enclosed. Adding up all the money promised, we've got quite a respectable income. If only it would, you know, come in.
No word yet on who will be reading _Local Custom_ for the audio production. Color me curious.
And now -- to work.
