This weekend, I booked our trip to Las Vegas for my hubby’s 40th birthday. I’m excited for it, even though it isn’t until September. There are so many reasons to be thrilled. No kids. We are going to zipline through downtown. No kids. We are going to see some of the shows. No kids. We will be sleeping in. No kids. We are going to a shooting range. The last one is my favorite. It is more of a gift to me than to my hubby as he isn’t a fan of guns, but he has a client who owns a shooting range in Vegas and this client has asked hubby to come and see him. Soooo, we are going. It’s going to be a gift that keeps on giving, cuz a mystery/thriller writer should know how to handle guns.
Writing Status-I just wrote a “mean scene” for new WIP. And still working on making the other one meaner. No news from the second agent. I’m starting to think that she has just written me off…we’ll see.
Sounds like a good time! Haha are you sure you don’t want to bring the kids along??
I wouldn’t worry yet about the second agent. Some agents get backed up on reading manuscripts, and I’ve heard it can take up to three months for really busy agents to even start. After that, if they like it, it might take a couple weeks to read depending on everything else they have going on. So don’t lose hope 🙂 I’ve got my fingers crossed for you!
Thanks for the encouragement. I’ve decided to finish making the changes and then start querying. Today, I tried to write my query letter like Kristin Nelson showed us. Yep, it pretty much sucked butt.
So now that you are done with the editor, what are you going to do?
Yep, pretty sure I don’t want to bring the kids. According to my daughter, we are taking an awesome family trip this summer when we “travel” to Colorado springs and stay for two nights. We are debating between the North Pole and the Zoo. Any suggestions?
If you need another set of eyes for that letter, let me know 🙂
Not quite done with the editor. I just finished two months’ worth of changes and sent it back to her for a second look. Once she’s finished, I’ll likely have a few more changes to make, then I’ll be joining the query race–can’t wait!
Mmm, during the summer I’d say the zoo’s probably the better choice, and if you haven’t been to Cave of the Winds, that would be a fun one to do as well. It’s been a while since I’ve been to the North Pole, but as a kid I would probably have an identity crisis if I saw Santa during the summer 🙂 But it’s up to you of course! You can’t go wrong either way.
Thanks, I’ll take you up on your offer. It still feels rough and not a smooth or intriguing read. And when you are ready to query, I’ll return the favor.
Would the Cave of the Winds appeal to a 2 year old??