Thursday, June 26, 2014

Please Keep My Writing in Your Thoughts





Hello All,
Good news! Last Friday I sent a New York agent an e-mail query about a cat fantasy gift book. It’s part of a proposed trilogy I’ve been working on for a while. At the end of the query I gave the URL for this on-line memoir.

Friday evening the agent responded, saying she was enchanted by the gift book sample I’d pasted into the query and by my blog postings. She also said that she liked historical fiction. At the end of her e-mail, she invited me to call her.

We connected this past Tuesday evening. Over the weekend and on Monday and Tuesday I worked to polish my historical-fiction manuscript. When we spoke Tuesday evening, the agent asked to see three manuscripts:

·      the entire cat manuscript
·      the historical novel The Reluctant Spy
·      the convent memoir on which I’ve been working.



Yesterday—Wednesday—I sent her the first two manuscripts. Now I need to get a partial of the memoir in good shape. To do that, I need to copy all my convent postings and paste them into one document. Then I’ll add any necessary transition. I’m going to attempt getting this partial completed before I take two weeks off in July.

The manuscript will be a partial because I’ve posted only the novitiate and the scholasticate stories. I need to write about the four years of being professed and I won’t get that writing done for several weeks.

This means, of course, that I won’t be reading blogs or posting for a while. I know you all understand and are rooting for me. Thank you.


When I return to posting, I’ll pick up the Dayton story and share with you my three meetings with the psychiatrist whom Sister Mary Dennis found for me back in March 1967. He really catapulted me into feminism.

Between now and later in July please take care. Be gracious to yourselves. While you’re doing that, I’ll be writing and simply enjoying this event of having an agent express interest in my work.

Please surround my daily writing with your best thoughts, visualizations, vibes, and prayers—whatever you do when you are hoping that something good will manifest itself in a friend’s life.
Thank you.

Of course, the agent needs to read examples of my writing before offering me a contract to sign. So perhaps you can visualize her reading and being amused or intrigued or inspired by what I write and then offering me a contract. And then, how about visualizing me signing one!

Peace.

Photographs from Wikipedia.

24 comments:

  1. Oh, wow, Dee, that is truly wonderful news! I'm SO pleased for you. I'll miss your posts and visits to my blog, but this is so much more important. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.

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  2. I always root for you, Dee. Please be sure to Google the agent to see if any authors have reviewed her work.

    Love,
    Janie

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  3. Wow! That is such great news, Dee! I'm so thrilled for you!!!! Please keep us posted on the progress of all of this. I'll think good thoughts, burn incense and hope that this is the break you've worked so hard for! Thank goodness you've found an agent who loves what you do -- and do so wonderfully!

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  4. Fingers and toes crossed - and oceans of caring flowing your way. Wonderful, wonderful news.

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  5. You are one cool lady. Of course we'll visualize, but I believe we already see.

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  6. I am so happy for you, Dee. Positive thoughts are coming your way.

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  7. Dee that is just exciting news!!! No need to visualize her being intrigued by your writing and offering you a contract. She has no choice but to be wowed. Wishing you only the very best with this venture. Let us know what is happening when you get a minute. We are all with you.

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  8. I'm glad you've included in your activity list "simply enjoying this event". Yes! Bask in the moment and enjoy, and of course also work real hard to move into the next phase. Bless you, Dee. See you whenever.

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  9. This is the best NEWS! I agree with Patti above, the agent will definitely be interested in your writing. Dulcy will show her the way and she will fall in love with your words. Meanwhile, I am sending good thoughts to you and to the agent.

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  10. Good news Dee. Did you catch the positive vibes I just sent you? This is very exciting!!!!!

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  11. Awesome news indeed, kept in thoughts, lots

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  12. I'm ending my day here on the Cutoff with this most wonderful of news, Dee. Of course I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers and all the good vibes I can conjure up. Be sure to take good care of yourself through this process, my dear, and of that psychiatrist, who "... really catapulted me into feminism." - that's quite a cliff hanger, for sure. I'll be hear waiting for your next installment, hoping for the best of it with your writing.

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  13. How exciting, and congratulations! Remember to relax and enjoy the process along the way.

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  14. This is wonderful news, Dee. I am visualizing everything as you describe it, and I have a good feeling about all this! :-)

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  15. Exciting times, Dee. I'm sending you positive vibes.

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  16. Will do!!! I so believe in the visualization process...I will do it for you also!

    Linda
    http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com

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  17. HELLO ALL, THANKS SO MUCH FOR LEAVING THESE ENTHUSIASTIC AND PLEASED AND SUPPORTIVE COMMENTS. I'VE GOT ALL THE POSTINGS COLLECTED AND SORTED NOW AND TODAY I'LL BEGIN TO WEAVE THEM TOGETHER INTO THE PARTIAL. KEEP SENDING THOSE GOOD THOUGHTS, VIBES, VISUALIZATIONS, PRAYERS. THANK YOU. PEACE.

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  18. Late again, but nevertheless sincere in my wishes for a successful outcome. I hope the agent will accept you as her client and find your stories worthy of public notice.

    Good luck and have a happy time writing.

    I’ll see you when you get back here.

    (PS: I really must take a leaf out of your book!)

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  19. Oh, Dee! Best of luck!! Will visualize from here, too. :) :)

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  20. Dee I am late in congratulating you on getting this agent. I hope everything is working as you wish. I am placing you and your writings in my best positive thoughts.

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  21. Dee! I am visualizing for you. I see you thrilled and basking in the joy of the tasks at hand. And I see a broader audience enjoying your work, and the sweetness that is you. Amen.

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