Monday, June 19, 2006

Gone Fishin'

Babe's Always Write

Little Fish in a Big Sea



It's all happening for my CPs. Everything from being picked up by top agents, to multi-book contracts, book tours and movie rights.
Um...

Wow!

I'm feeling a little like Nemo (was that really released three years ago?) riding on the back of the druggie turtle, overwhelmed by the strength of what's going on around me, kinda insignificant in a whole sea of ability, and just hanging in there, wondering...
"What's happening, Dude?"
I guess that's okay as long as I don't start smelling like fish and eating worms- unless they're gummy worms of course. Yum.

The business of selling our writing is scary/unpredictable/enormous, and has always been the side I find hardest to get my head around, or tail around, or well, any bit of me gets stuck on that particular curve. That whole shove it out there under their noses concept. Let's face it, there are bits we don't want under anyone's nose, not even our own. Why else would we face lift them out of the way?

On the upside, my interview at By Grace is this Friday (duh!). No one has guessed right about my honeymoon destination yet, so keep those entries coming in. And my website should be up any day, complete with kangaroos and dancing felines. Gotta love clever critters.

Currently I'm writing a new inspirational novella for By Grace, so until the wave of success that's sweeping through my group takes me surfing too, I'll...

... just keep writing, just keep writing, just ...

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

LOL on the Nemo reference :)

Tempest Knight said...

I hear ya, Babe! (And yes, the Nemo reference is very accurate.) I feel the same. Except I feel more like I'm being pushed into that direction (getting an agent, get a deal with a big NY publisher, etc.) even when it's not my dream.

Shawn said...

LOL! That's all we can do Babe! Just keep writing! Just keep writing!