Rejection has prodded this web site into existence.
Yes, I made the short list for this year's Best Lesbian Erotica. After checking my e-mail every hour of every day for a month – I wish this was more of an exaggeration than it is – the "sorry, but..." message arrived. I allowed myself a period of wallowing that included a trip to Lane Bryant, a word by word analysis of the rejection letter, extended whining to other writer friends (Civilians just can't listen long enough.), and the stereotyped, yet nonetheless effective, trek to the local ice cream parlor.
Now I'm back in the saddle, which for me means propped up in bed with the computer and yellow pad alternating places on my lap. Post wallowing, I have committed to a thousand words a day on the new book (5000 in five days – yippee to me). I have also signed up for the Typepad free trial. When that next acceptance comes, I need to have a web link ready to paste into my bio.
Sorry about the writing rejection babe, but let's talk about these photos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just threw over a perfectly good desk-top background of pretty trees - replaced by your amazing photo of the lotus.
plus, i read "the negotiation" and SO, SO, SO love the fidgity ranger guy. you're great.
Posted by: Taylor Alyea | September 13, 2007 at 08:32 PM