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Wednesday, May 31, 2006This Had Better Not Be PropheticYesterday, Eric took the children swimming for a couple of hours. In my absence, Spencer made the following proclamation: "When Mommy is 45, she will finish her book, and then she won't have to write in the afternoons anymore, and then she can take us swimming." Okay. I know I don't get as much writing done each day as I'd like, but four years to finish my current novel? At that rate, it won't be on the shelves until 2014. Then there's the bathing suit issue. The amount of shaving required of any woman in order to display herself in a combination of nylon and spandex that shows way too much leg isn't worth many trips to the pool. If I were to finish the book next week, I still wouldn't show up at the pool in the afternoons. It isn't my writing that keeps me from the pool. It is my aversion to bathing suits, direct sunlight, and droves of obnoxious children. Besides, the house is so very quiet when everyone's off swimming. Almost too quiet. No, not "too quiet," really. It just takes a few hours to get used to the change in decibel level. By then, they've returned. Aside from Spencer's high hopes of Mommy As Bathing Beauty, this four-years-to-finish-the-story thing has got to go. I wrote the first draft of my first novel in six months. Yes, my current story is taking a bit longer. But four years? Heaven help me. I really don't want to be wearing Depends when my name is finally gracing the Bestseller lists. I think I'll assume that Spencer hasn't quite grasped the concept of time. Or maybe he temporarily forgot how old I actually am. Or... Maybe he's got a better understanding of the publishing world than I do. Getting a book from agent to publisher to bookshelf is a long, long, long process. Guess I'd better get to work. |
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11of my readers are feeling chatty:
Morning Jillian!!
Wendy sent me
Hi. Thanks for visiting my blog. I couldn't agree more with your musings on swimsuit adornment! :-)
Well, you could always wear one of those old-timey swimsuits that don't require nearly so much shaving. :-)
Wendy directed me here today.
I shudder at the thought of having to go buy a new swimsuit for our upcoming trip to Orlando. While we were at Costco the other day, my husband pointed out all the pretty suits on the plastic models. Just go pick one out he said....for one day all men should inhabit a woman's body then he might understand.
BTW...Wendy sent me today!
Thanks for your visit and I hope it takes less than four years to finish your novel...! About the bathing suits...does it have to be those kinds that look like you almost don't have anything covering you-know-what? Back in the OLD days, (lol) we just wore bathing suites that covered things but still showed legs, you know? I don't mean Old Old....I mean they weren't Bikini-Thongy Bathingsuits...Well, it's something to think about, anyway...LOL.
But did you see those wonderful skirtinis in Lands End? They could be a life-saver! OR...here's a thought...you have four years to have laser hair removal done;o)
I think you should prove Spencer wrong! Then you'll sell your book, make loads and buy a big house with it's own indoor pool!
Good incentive?
Ken
It is a little disheartening to hear how long it takes to write/publish a book. I have just started my first and every time I go back, I end up adding to the section I just finished.
I have a membership to the community pool that in the 2 1/2 years living here I have yet to get any use. It is always too packed.
When I go swimming, a guy with a whalebone leg yells, "THE WHITE WHALE!" and tries to harpoon me.
Three words: Boy short tankini! :-D
Oh, I'm loving all the bathing suit sympathy!
I love the Lands End skirtinis; the boy short tankinis are definitely an option...
And actually, the bathing suit of my DREAMS is a black one-piece with an ATTACHED SKIRT from Newport News. Too bad it's not in my budget. :(
n8ivwarrior -- Yes, it takes long, but don't be disheartened. JUST KEEP WRITING! That sounds trite, but I mean it.
Ken -- Thank you, yes, you're right, of course. :)
Dave -- LOL You never cease to frighten me!
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