The Word Cloud

Skylark, I'm so sorry to read your disappointing news. I can imagine how you feel, having experienced several similar things myself. It is heartbreaking and it's difficult to see past that at first. But you clearly can already see past that a little ...

Been a tough few weeks her in Mudflat on Ditch.  Work is at unprecedented levels and often over weekends. I am losing "my" time and I am not getting enough recover time so I am tired.  Those of you who follow the saga of my saga might be ...

It seems to me you have been treated very shoddily by this agent. Does 'really like' not mean what it says? I hope this is not a typical agent. Take consolation in the great progress you have made.

And Deli's response answers my question. Thanks, Deli.

Listen to Debi! Says it all...

Clear, starry, cold, moonlit night and another poem is brewing, keeping me awake ~ but I don't mind at all. Feel refreshed.

Skylark, Amarantha has summed it all up beautifully. I will only add X & virtual hugs. J :)

I was certainly intrigued by the story line and wanted to see how it would turn out. I liked how the Rebeccah story was gradually revealed. i think Jane's change of heart when she saw the man with the novel and the other students was a bit sudden ...

Oh Skylark, the trouble with the itch to write is that it won't let us be when all the time Life hits us with so many other areas in need of a good scratch. I know your feelings, Girl, I really do. No matter how 'equal with men' women stoop to be ...

Got nothing constructive to add to all the good comments here, just wanted to send you *hugs and chocolate*. Not that the latter will take away your pain, but it won't make it any worse! Oh yeah, and I agree with all the others: do what you gotta ...

Hi Erebus, read your blog and found it very interesting (and the comments very informative). How's the research and networking going? Have you gotten any further in deciding whether this would be a risk worth taking?

Oh, Skylark, that is so hard. Huge, huge sympathy (and fellow-feeling, because I've been there and it was the worst rejection I've ever had, of many. AND it was about a parallel narrative problem) Wishing you all the comfort food/drink/shopping that ...

Sweet birthday dreams, Maryluv, hope you'll enjoy a whole birthday weekend! Wish you all you wish for.

For the rest of you who are commenting, I have seen the book grow from something already completely arresting when I first read it to one of the scariest, most brilliant ghost stories I've ever read. Skylark is a genuinely gifted author, and the ...

You write this with a very positive attitude, Skylark, yet it must be so disappointing. But it must also have given you great experience that will stand you in good stead when you are dealing with future agents - and you have certainly got a much ...

Thanks, Noodle. Hope a little diminished but definitely not giving up! :-)

Skylark, so much work. I certainly wouldn't rely on one agent's ideas, please don't give up hope :-)

Thanks, Ali :-)

feel for you. keep going.