Words Written: DFL 1000+

Hey, remember all that contract stuff Teresa and I recently went through? Well, before it had happened, we'd already submitted a story to the next anthology in the series. We figured that the editor getting the contract for the first story changed for us was a one-time deal, but although Teresa was ready to send the new story elsewhere, I suggested we wait it out, just to see what would happen.

We got the e-mail of glowing praise an acceptance earlier this week, and we politely replied that if they offered us the standard contract, we would have to regrettably decline, but if they were willing to offer the modified contract, that would be all shades of lovely.

Got the response this morning: Sure, revised contract's not a problem.

There's a scene in Local Hero (one of the best movies ever--I watch it about once a year) in which Gordon, after preliminary talks with Macintosh about buying the entire town, goes up to the bedroom and jumps up and down on the bed (gently, because the ceiling is low and sloped), quietly singing a song about "We're gonna be rich."

That's how I felt this morning. Not that this story will make us rich, by any stretch, but just the quiet blurbling of amused pleasure at the whole situation.

"Slow Burn" will appear in Sex in Uniform, coming soon.

<><><>

So, yeah, I started A Design for Love, hereinafter referred to as DFL. It’s pretty crappy; I couldn’t decide exactly how to start, so I just dove in at a random place. There’s little place description, which is bad because the heroine’s interior design studio is a verrrrry interesting place. [eg] I just wanted to play with characters, dialogue, feel out where things are. The voice isn’t there, either, and the hero is probably too grumpy. I don’t know why I keep writing grumpy heroes. He has a reason to be frustrated and at the end of his rope, but OOH! Just figured it out. Oh, if I do it that way, it’ll be really funny!

Sorry. That was the writer’s brain at work. Murky little process, isn’t it?

----

Currently Reading: Buried Deep, Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Lately Listened To: various bits and pieces

Recently Watched: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy!