A Push in the Right Direction, or A Pat on the Back…

May 27, 2008 | By Administrator In creative writing, story, Science Fiction |

This weekend, as you can read at mom-blog, was NOT what I expected, but something really neat happened.  My husband caught up with a former colleague of his.  It was really nice, Sean was an a great guy and so it was nice to find that he’d been naturalized (he’s a Brit, love those Brits!), and married, and expecting, and promoted.

The last time I hung out with him, I believe Amelia was already born and a baby, so maybe 4 years ago?  Maybe she hadn’t been born yet, though, I’m not sure.  That night, Chris, Sean and I went out for dinner and drinks and after a few rounds, I told him the plot of my novel.   I believe this was the first time I told Chris the story as well.  It was VERY well received by both of them.

On Thursday night, Sean asked Chris how my novel was going, was I pursuing it, etc.  WOW.  I’m totally jazzed that someone would remember the plot and ask about it AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, especially when these 2 guys apparently had a LOT to catch up on (they hung out for SEVEN hours). This gave me confidence about this story.

Maybe it’s not my preferred genre, but it is one I like (although I’m the fussiest reader EVER), the plot has action, romance, sacrifice, hot hero, flawed woman, and lots of other good stuff, like war and politics.  In fact, to be honest, I’m rather happy with it, and I’m happy with my sequel concepts as well.  So 3 cheers for ME, and my little story  :-)

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2 Comments so far

  1. Pam on May 28th, 2008

    3 cheers, indeed! I fall off the map for a few days and you’ve had several major breakthroughs. Hooray for you!!! Now, as the immortal Susan Elizabeth Phillips told me in an email once (that I have taped to my monitor), Now keep it up! :)

  2. Administrator on May 28th, 2008

    Thanks Pam!!! Yes, it’s awesome validation. SO psyched, and really starting to fall back in love with my story now.

    BTW I’ve linked you on my high ranking mom blog site, and I have to find time to redo both my sites and turn off my other sites. They’re sort of overpacked with data.

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