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I've been inundated with work since coming home last week (has it already been a week?!). Besides my darling older furbabies' health issues, I have to literally run from job to job and roof to roof trying to catch up. Then it's running home to ck on the old babies and given them their medication. The other night, I basically sat down and blanked out for five hours, and waking up to hungry dogs and unfinished chores.
Then my editor sent me a major suggestion--to cut out all three chapters containing past scenes from Jed's life because they aren't really needed for the main story to flow. Wahhhhhhh.... I couldn't handle it at that moment and just ate a tub of ice cream. It's a decision that's very hard for an author to take but one has to trust one's editor because we're working towards the same goal--a better book. The important thing, of course, is making everyone happy ;-).
So anyway, if you have read all my excerpts and later don't see the "little Jed" excerpt posted on the right column of this blog, the one that starts with a kid named Conor (Jed's middle name), it's because it didn't make it into the final cut of the book. I think if I don't rewrite/revise them, I'll just post these chapters on the Intermundia blog as well as my website. What do you think? Would you be interested? It's just Jed's past, events that I thought would be perfect mirrors to what was happening in the book, between him and Hell, giving the reader another layer to see how Jed became the Jed we know. Some of you might like that; some of you, like my editor, won't need those scenes.
It's all about work, words, and worth. This is my motto as I think of what is and how it's more important.
It's Friday and fun video time, of course. Here's one of a Perfect Divorce. Every one should end their relationship in this manner, I think!
Happy Weekend! And yes, the totebag contest below is still open for all till Sunday.
Hopefully, your life hasn't been as stressful as mine this past week. If you have a gripe, let's hear it. You hear mine all the time!
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I already vented on the Yahoo group, listened to Beyonce's Single Ladies while drinking margaritas, so I feel better. My sister called and asked if she could take the kids for the weekend, to which I replied "when and where?"
I'm a free woman this weekend and I sworn off men, DARN IT. Maybe just this one time????
awww I really wish you didn't have to take out Jed's past chapters but if it's a must I will definitely appreciate it if you would post it up!
Definitely post it. It will be such a bonus for the die-hards.
No gripes for me. I'm thiiisssss close to getting a job and am feeling strong. Will spend the weekend cleaning the house and doing the stuff I hope I will not have time to do during the week...because I'll have a job. Heh.
As for Jed's backstory, it will be nice to read of it on your blog. In the book, I'm all about reading of the love between Jed and Hell. Have a great weekend!
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