Babies and Book Agents

Well, Letterlady's tenacity has paid off, and she now has an agent for her book! Yahoo!

Turns out that maternity leave pays off in multiple ways. A little boredom, a little time to surf around and make inquiries, and voila! A contract arrives in the mail!

I'll let her go into detail about everything, but said agent has asked for revisions, so Letterlady is back at the drawing board, nursing baby on one hip. (Did I mention that the source of all those summertime mood swings and reminders to eat made her premier appearance at the beginning of 2008? There is now another reader in the world...and named for a Greek heroine, at that!)

I, on the other hand, still have numerous note cards taped to the walls in my bathroom, but my book doesn't seem to be writing itself... Go figure. My latest literary adventures have consisted largely of professional emails and Match.com profiles, the latter of which have been more successful.

Perhaps I need another summer grant and two more weeks in the woods in order to get my characters across the finish line.

Letterlady certainly is an inspiration, though! I'm so proud of her and will be very happy to brag and say that I knew her when!