A Book Review (While I'm Waiting)

Currently Reading: A Countess Below Stairs
Currently Watching: "Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part 2"

I'm still waiting to hear from the agency. I've learned through the grapevine that the agents are currently reading our stuff, and that they'll get back to us next week. So I've had another weekend of trying not to think about it.



I finished Sovay. It was very readable, and entertaining but there were a few things about it that bothered me. Sovay had 5 potential love interests (who all thought she was gorgeous and wanted her), and it wasn't clear who she was interested in until the last 50 pages. Another thing that bothered me is that in the middle of this very non-gothic novel is a section of about 80 pages that drip with gothic horror. I absolutely love gothic novels, but in this book the descriptions just felt ridiculous. It seemed like I'd picked up The Mysteries of Udolpho again. That's just my opinion. You might feel differently. It really is worth reading though. I think the last 100 pages were wonderful.

I'll let you know what I think about A Countess Below Stairs when I finish it.

I finally got my region free dvd player!!!! Hurray!!! British DVDs here I come!

I'm on vacation this week and I think I might finish my revisions this week! I have to say that even after all these revisions I still love my characters. That's probably a good thing ;) . Keep me in your prayers!

The Waiting Game

Michelle sent out another email saying that the agency would be in touch next week. So this weekend I've been trying not to think about it too much. R. was very sweet and bought me a few books that I was drooling over yesterday. They are both YA. I started Sovay and it's pretty good. I've never read anything by Celia Rees, but I'm impressed.

R. and I rented True Blood (just the first episode) from Blockbuster yesterday. It was very entertaining, but there was a vampire/human sex scene that was...well let's just say disturbing. Just warning you.

My vacation from work is coming up on Saturday (woohoo!) and I plan to spend some solid days doing nothing but writing. I'm not going out of town but R. and I are planning to go to the zoo, a musical version of Jane Austen's Emma, and the Renaissance Festival. It sounds like a great time to me!

If you don't mind, please remember to keep me in your prayers!

P.S. I gave up on The Mysteries of Udolpho. I found myself exceedingly bored.

CHANGE IS A GOOD THING (she tells herself)

Michelle Andelman (my agent) has left the Andrea Brown Literary Agency. She will not longer be representing clients. The rest of the agents from ABLA will be taking on her clients. The fact that I still have an agent is something I am VERY, VERY GRATEFUL for. Now I just have to wait and find out who my new agent will be. I'm hopeful, excited, and just a bit scared (the new agent may not like my novel as much as Michelle did). Please keep me in your prayers!

Shakespeare

Currently Reading: The Mysteries of Udolpho & Witches and Neighbors

Currently Listening To: Fiona Apple

Tomorrow The Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is performing A Midsummer Night's Dream for free in Eden park. I wish I could go! I've seen a few shows by the Company and loved both of them! Unfortunately I have to work and then I've already made plans. R. looked at me like I was crazy when I mentioned it. He's not much of a Shakespeare fan.

Sunday I'm going to spend all day working on my revisions. I'm really looking forward to it, but I think I'm going to have to set up at Borders, or Barnes and Noble. I've really gotten sick of writing in my house. It just feels very cramped (even though it isn't). I'm not sure if anyone else gets this way, but I just feel like I need a change of scenery.

R. and I finished the 2nd season of Dexter...He was not happy with the way it ended (someone dies), but I loved it. The new season starts September 28th and I can hardly wait. I don't have Showtime though, so I'll probably have to watch it online. I guess that's not all bad as I will get to skip commercials.

Swept From The Sea

Currently Watching: The Simpsons

Currently Reading: The Mysteries of Udolpho

So. On a whim I rented Swept From The Sea from Blockbuster online. All I have to say is: why have I not heard of this movie before? It's so romantic, and well acted! It makes me wonder what other awesome movies I'm missing out on!

Last Saturday was heaven, just as I thought it would be. R. and I cuddled on the couch and watched Dexter. Then we got some dinner, and just hung out together. It was wonderful. Thursday we're heading down the football game at UC. I'm not a huge football fan but I'm still looking forward to it.

I'm steadily working on my novel's revisions still. I've gotten through page 116. Yey! I hope I can up the rate at which I've been working. I'm still confident that I'll meet the deadline I set for myself.

What Is Your Favorite Book???

Currently Listening To: Missy Higgins, "Where I Stood"
Currently Reading: The Mysteries of Udolpho

Don't laugh, but I'm only 20 pages into Mysteries. I've been so busy... Tomorrow is my day off of everything and I'm so excited. It feels like Christmas (well, okay, not really).

Sparkhouse

Currently Listening To: the 10 o'clock news.

Currently Reading: The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe (Northanger Abbey is to blame. I just want to know what Catherine was so obbsessed with.)

I've been so busy this week! I can't wait until Saturday. I've got a day off of everything, so R. and I are going to cuddle up and start watching season 2 of Dexter. I'm such a homebody!

So I discovered a BBC movie that I haven't seen (shocking I know), and I'm dying to get it! But sadly Sparkhouse is only available in Region 2 format...so I've decided I'm going to ask for a region free player for my birthday in November. I'm pretty sure that there are a million BBC dvds I'd love, that aren't available here in the US.