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J. Kathleen Cheney ([personal profile] j_cheney) wrote2007-04-10 06:44 pm

The stress of nothing...

I almost started crying today over nothing...before I realized how stupid that was. By nothing, I mean precisely that. I have a story out that I really would like to hear about, and have heard...nothing.

I worry that the spamfilter has eaten my rejection. I worry that if I contact an editor, I will be purged as one of those writers who just annoys them. I worry that I've missed some vital deadline. And this is just a short story. Hmmpf! ::imagining self dissolving into a puddle of bodily fluids over a novel::

Ah well, at least days like these only come around once a month. The dogs are getting on my nerves, and I want to scream at the icy rain outside. What's up with that? It's April, and I should be out planting, darn it!

[identity profile] melissajm.livejournal.com 2007-04-11 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
Not sure. It sounds like Grandmother's being executed. Maybe "...Last Wish?"

[identity profile] j-cheney.livejournal.com 2007-04-11 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. I didn't think of that before.

[identity profile] melissajm.livejournal.com 2007-04-11 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
Titles can be tough. My "Voice" story's been driving me nuts. (I'm leaning toward "Finding Her Voice.")

[identity profile] j-cheney.livejournal.com 2007-04-11 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
I like titles with verbs in them.

[identity profile] melissajm.livejournal.com 2007-04-11 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
Verbs are good. Active verbs rock. ;)