Neurotic Notes

So I had this dream last night that my daughter had been chosen to be a slayer (you know... a la Buffy?) and my first instinct was to feel slightly disgruntled to have been the skipped generation, then I thought about my mother... clearly at least TWO generations were skipped, unless the life of danger was what LED to her being rather overly controlled about everything. But I digress... anyway, after realizing I was a bad mother to be jealous rather than worried... it occurred to me that that was sort of a fun perspective to tell a STORY from. The only versions I've seen (Buffy and Colleen Gleason's series) have blissfully unaware mothers (at least until season 3 of Buffy) but what would a mother REALLY think (other than my unnatural response... or maybe not completely unnatural...)--thinking I might play with it for a short story.

Speaking of Unnatural Mothers...

Played some more with Andrea last night... she will get there... I wrote a broad story arc for her and found her a fitting job I'm rather pleased with, but the whole book is grandly effortful at the moment. I think I need to write some middle, high tension scenes to get a real feel for her. That worked with CONFLUENCE. I may also toy with the PoVs of some of the other characters... maybe she isn't actually the one to tell this story. Just because she was the first idea, doesn't mean she is the best idea.

LEGACY sneak peak:

While Mari was here she read the typed chapters (all of 5 ½ chapters) and LIKED them! SQUEEEEEE. It definitely MOVES. It's nice to get feedback that that tidal wave of madness though, was not entirely insane.

And On to OVERSIZED Mothers... or rather, the Booktour, Weightloss, Fitness Extravaganza...

Made my appointment with Kara this morning... Acupressure appointment is for Friday! I'm excited! I started keeping track on the Ides (Thursday) which has an instantaneous effect of reducing snacks (ne'er a potato chip since), but I am very excited to have the extra tool available.

And finally...

Thinking it is time to send a couple queries again... back to my routine, which means the editing I had started with CONFLUENCE... So if any super secret agents out there wants to read my manuscript and represent me... you know where I am...