tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post2268257630697636721..comments2023-04-03T01:31:04.918-07:00Comments on The Disco Mermaids (Robin M. - Jay A. - Eve P.): The Waiting Game -- EveDisco Mermaidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16749764215612594204noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-10603044873092814822007-07-01T22:26:00.000-07:002007-07-01T22:26:00.000-07:00Sorry I'm so late in posting Eve, I just figured o...Sorry I'm so late in posting Eve, I just figured out how, I think, to leave a message. I don't think it's the "waiting" that makes this so hard, but all the weird games our hopeful/wounded hearts and heads play with us. <BR/><BR/>They'll love it. They'll hate it. They'll love me. They'll hate me. No, I'm sure they'll sort of like it. Slightly hate it. Probably reject it. Love it so much they'll buy it for scillions of dollars. Well, a few thousand would be okay. And I'll settle for a handwritten rejection.<BR/><BR/>Patience is a virtue. If that's true, we're virtued up to the ears. Hang in there sweetie! <BR/>And I'll make like a bat and hang in there too.<BR/><BR/>Fingers crossed, eyes, toes, nose and anything else crossable.<BR/> <BR/>Cynthia BatesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-57192884450699059582007-06-28T22:21:00.000-07:002007-06-28T22:21:00.000-07:00Let me explain. Yes, the "If You Give a Dogg a Do...Let me explain. Yes, the "If You Give a Dogg a Doobie" picture book was meant to be funny. I didn't really send that out. (Would'a been kind of funny if I did, though!)<BR/><BR/>Yes, I suppose parts of my post were intended to be funny, but the initial gist was serious. I do feel like a teenager waiting for a boy to call me. And the waiting isn't fun. But we all go through it. And I couldn't be happier with my career choice. So, I'm officially done complaining. Starting NOW!<BR/><BR/>EveDisco Mermaidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749764215612594204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-9005679796084461272007-06-28T14:48:00.000-07:002007-06-28T14:48:00.000-07:00As a reminder, editors read blogs. Occasionaly th...As a reminder, editors read blogs. Occasionaly they leave anonymous comments too. ;)<BR/><BR/>And maybe I have an unusual sense of humor, but I assumed the doobie smoking dog was meant to be funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-40021373534720053422007-06-27T20:42:00.000-07:002007-06-27T20:42:00.000-07:00alright, rilla!! you rock.alright, rilla!! you rock.heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338301854400974266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-45059855928230742882007-06-27T18:31:00.000-07:002007-06-27T18:31:00.000-07:00We're there with you, Eve. We've all been there l...We're there with you, Eve. We've all been there like a gazillion times, if you add up our combined rejections it would sink a ship, and it never gets any easier...but with all these people crying with ya...hell...makes for a great swimming pool...<BR/> and given you're a mermaid...you swim better than most and if you get enough twinkies and pink snowballs into ya...floating will be a breeze! Good luck with the next editor. Who the hell wants to work with an editor who doesn't have any good things to say about your writing anyway...how little they know...;)rilla jaggiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259015787424108654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-13779518740845791902007-06-27T16:53:00.000-07:002007-06-27T16:53:00.000-07:00sorry you didn't mean it to be funny, it was so we...sorry you didn't mean it to be funny, it was so well-written and charming and real: that's why it was funny. sorry about the rejection. remember eve: it only takes one yes!!!heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338301854400974266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-13262164828843939152007-06-27T14:53:00.000-07:002007-06-27T14:53:00.000-07:00Eve,It's a crazy roller coaster ride...the ups and...Eve,<BR/>It's a crazy roller coaster ride...the ups and downs...requests for fulls, waiting and form rejections...day to day, it gets old.<BR/><BR/>But you've got the guts to keep doing it! Dont cha? I will if you will!<BR/><BR/>Hostess Snowballs for everyone!<BR/><BR/>"YES is one of my favorite answers."<BR/> Ashleigh BrilliantStephanie J. Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997433466625207454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-2557675074202858062007-06-27T12:50:00.000-07:002007-06-27T12:50:00.000-07:00It's funny, I didn't mean for this post to be funn...It's funny, I didn't mean for this post to be funny, because it's just true. But I guess the truth is funny sometimes. <BR/><BR/>Just got my first rejection on this re-write of the book, and I've spent countless hours analyzing every word of it. Though the editor had nothing good to say, I'm still scouring the letter for any hint that deep down she still might really be attracted to me. I mean, my book.<BR/><BR/>Then I sit in front of the mirror like Stuart Smalley and say, "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me!" just so I can get through the day. <BR/><BR/>I hate getting my heart broken. And in this biz we gotta be tough, because there's a lot of it. I swear, it's adolescence all over again! Gotta go drown my sorrows in twinkies and pink snowballs. Right, CW?<BR/><BR/>EveDisco Mermaidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749764215612594204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-15493950091851640742007-06-27T09:54:00.000-07:002007-06-27T09:54:00.000-07:00This is hilarious, Eve. And so, so true. (And I LO...This is hilarious, Eve. And so, so true. (And I LOVE that episode of Sex and the City!)Lisa Graffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382320993474008422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-44522097241802391902007-06-27T06:46:00.000-07:002007-06-27T06:46:00.000-07:00Boy, Eve--I'm bad enough about checking email NOW,...Boy, Eve--I'm bad enough about checking email NOW, what am I going to do when I'm waiting for THAT message?<BR/><BR/>I can't imagine (yet) how hard it is, but just keep being proud of yourself for even getting to this point. It's huge!<BR/><BR/>BeckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-88153217530010816542007-06-26T21:49:00.000-07:002007-06-26T21:49:00.000-07:00lindabudz: i hear it can happen twice in a lifetim...lindabudz: i hear it can happen twice in a lifetime, but it's only a rumor, so don't quote me. =9heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338301854400974266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-12679674695810889462007-06-26T20:47:00.000-07:002007-06-26T20:47:00.000-07:00This makes me nervous. I hit the jackpot when I ma...This makes me nervous. I hit the jackpot when I married my husband. Is it possible to do that twice in one lifetime? <BR/><BR/>Something else for me to obsess about ....LindaBudzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09290094983584931044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-17231772529246679612007-06-26T20:40:00.000-07:002007-06-26T20:40:00.000-07:00Hmmm. I always likened finding an agent to dating ...Hmmm. I always likened finding an agent to dating and marriage. Now that we're looking for an editor does that mean it's like looking for a mistress? Threesome? <BR/><BR/>I'll have to think about this a bit more while I go and check my email.CJ Omololuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15691702701853775480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-14950473353267731372007-06-26T19:31:00.000-07:002007-06-26T19:31:00.000-07:00Hi Eve! I loved your post! I have totally used t...Hi Eve! I loved your post! I have totally used the same line "finding an editor/agent is like dating" to my non-writer friends. I feel your pain. Hang in there!Emily Jianghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13596256780293139329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-13669551867270066182007-06-26T12:37:00.000-07:002007-06-26T12:37:00.000-07:00Mmmmmm, M&M's. What were we talking about? LamyMmmmmm, M&M's. What were we talking about? LamyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-20860092072013504822007-06-26T11:34:00.000-07:002007-06-26T11:34:00.000-07:00If you give a dog some M&M's, you'll have to get n...If you give a dog some M&M's, you'll have to get new carpet.<BR/><BR/>And if you get new carpet, you'll have to get rid of the dog.<BR/><BR/>If he lives through the puking.<BR/><BR/>True Story.Stephanie J. Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997433466625207454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-5466297399546609882007-06-26T10:46:00.000-07:002007-06-26T10:46:00.000-07:00PS. I'd totally buy the stoner dog pb--you should ...PS. I'd totally buy the stoner dog pb--you should send it to edit anon so she will post it and talk about how horrific you were!!heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338301854400974266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-50334955339616237422007-06-26T10:44:00.000-07:002007-06-26T10:44:00.000-07:00LOL!! That was one of the funniest posts I've read...LOL!! That was one of the funniest posts I've read in awhile (and I read A LOT of them!!) You're hilarious, Eve and SO RIGHT. I just thought that this morning!! It's so like dating--the WHOLE thing is. LJ is too--all of it. Hang in there--I bet you'll get the whole package out of this dating mess: handsome husband who loves to cook and makes a million dollars a year and only has eyes for you.<BR/><BR/>xoheidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338301854400974266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-34224532700326951012007-06-26T08:29:00.000-07:002007-06-26T08:29:00.000-07:00When he's finished the nachos, he'll still be hung...When he's finished the nachos, he'll still be hungry. <BR/><BR/>So he'll ask you to go buy him some M and M's.Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17994666037891187060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-87179950744141747982007-06-26T07:58:00.000-07:002007-06-26T07:58:00.000-07:00Alright, let's get this started...If you give a do...Alright, let's get this started...<BR/><BR/>If you give a dogg a doobie, he's gonna want some nachos.<BR/><BR/>- JayDisco Mermaidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749764215612594204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-24456782319656961712007-06-26T06:26:00.000-07:002007-06-26T06:26:00.000-07:00Oh Eve. (sigh) I'm there with you, sister! Thanks ...Oh Eve. (sigh) I'm there with you, sister! Thanks for posting this. It's good to know that the waiting is never over even if you have an agent.<BR/><BR/>Thankfully, I am past the "puppy cancer" and onto the jumping at the phone.<BR/><BR/>(gotta check my email)Stephanie J. Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997433466625207454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-42130699210284904372007-06-26T05:24:00.000-07:002007-06-26T05:24:00.000-07:00Hahahahahaha! I love this post! So. Painfully. Tru...Hahahahahaha! I love this post! So. Painfully. True.<BR/><BR/>Although I am trying womanfully to move past this co-dependent, neurotic behavior. <BR/><BR/><I>sneaks out to go refresh her email accounts</I>Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17994666037891187060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-85071025838984968342007-06-25T23:24:00.000-07:002007-06-25T23:24:00.000-07:00Hey Eve, Oh so familiar. I have my cat hit the re...Hey Eve, <BR/>Oh so familiar. I have my cat hit the refresh button for me, every two minutes ;) The phone is not an option yet, but the mailbox sure is...I HATE no-mail sundays!rilla jaggiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259015787424108654noreply@blogger.com