This is such a cute little story I found today, a great mix of the holiday spirit and my love of animals.
Well, Harlequin announced new page count guidelines this week, effective immediately, so the book I just revised is now 67 pages too long! Guess who is going to be doing another set of revisions. I was going to go through the book again anyway, but now in addition to the revisions I would have done I’ll be looking for ways to cut 67 pages. Ack! And I just found out from my agent today that the young adult manuscript we submitted has been read by the editor, and he wants some revisions. So, when I finish revising the Intrigue, it’s on to another set of revisions.
While I’ve got this survival theme going with my favorite books from childhood, I’m going to mention Island of the Blue Dolphins, also a Newbery Medal winner. It has the element of a girl surviving on her own in common with Julie of the Wolves, but this time the Native girl is living on an island off the coast of California.
December 19th, 2005 at 7:39 am
HUGS on more revisions, but This Is Good.
December 19th, 2005 at 4:11 pm
Crap. And you JUST finished the thing. I feel for you, Trish.
Hugs,
Tanya
December 19th, 2005 at 4:19 pm
Thanks, y’all. Yes, I live in the South.
I’ve cut 10 pages so far today, and I want to get through two more chapters today.