Some words of Wisdom

Just popped in to see how it's hangin' and keep people (anyone who's still interested) informed:

Charged through Mortlock and first 10,000 words then put the brakes on, I was charging too fast. Need to be calm...measured...deliberate... So have been doing that.


Florence the tortoise is eating like a goodun but can't have the run of the garden due to persistent terrier activity. I'd hate to come home to an empty shell...


Children are being put through a variety of stress-inducing tests in school so that politicians can make headlines...oops! sorry...to see how well they're learning.


So...


Just for fun. These are my two maxims or wise sayings. the first I came up with myself, the second I heard and adopted.


1. Never let a terrier lick your face.


2. It's the second mouse that gets the cheese. (I love that one, usually being said second mouse)


What are your words of wisdom?

Busy, busy, busy!

There was a bit of a pause whilst my super agent dug herself out of a pile of submissions but now she is "thinking about Mortlock."

(Sorry about the image, Sarah, the thinking female ones were..ahem..unsuitable!)

This involves e-mails galore flying across the Atlantic with crits (some brutal but honest, others encouraging), ideas, questions.

So forgive me guys but I'm going to take a blog break while I begin the process of reworking Mortlock.

I'm enjoying the ride up to now although the knuckles are whitening and the grin is a little more fixed even as I speak! mutter amongst youraelves, I may be quite some time!

Editors Beware!

Goodwife was reading a book (well, it could have been a magazine or even the back of a cornflakes packet for all you knew so I had to say book didn't I?) at the weekend. She curses me now because previously she just read books. Now she chews every word over, considers its usefulness and texture and spits it out if it's not to her liking.

She burst out laughing. I checked my flies. Then she read aloud the offending phrase:

"My breath came in short pants"

I bet they left that in just for a giggle...

Any other howlers get past the editor?

Are you overcritical when reading?