tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post3897835721994197187..comments2024-02-04T04:40:23.122-08:00Comments on Harlequin Heartwarming: THE ECSTASY AND THE AGONY (No, Irving Stone has not become dyslexic. And my apologies to him.)Pamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-75003692890993778522014-06-04T04:01:06.919-07:002014-06-04T04:01:06.919-07:00And remember having to take the strips off the sid...And remember having to take the strips off the sides of each page of paper (because it fed into the printer in little sprockets--or whatever they were called then)? Having copies made and sending it "Express Mail" to Canada cost me close to $90 per manuscript. How funny that seems now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-70036140710673895062014-06-02T05:32:10.376-07:002014-06-02T05:32:10.376-07:00Your post-submission emotions 'feel' so fa...Your post-submission emotions 'feel' so familiar, Muriel! And I must say, I absolutely love that title and Jack/Sarah's stories.Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-70630793072501638872014-06-02T05:30:41.832-07:002014-06-02T05:30:41.832-07:00Fingers crossed for you, Mz.ZeyZey! :)Fingers crossed for you, Mz.ZeyZey! :)Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-77266145899199824632014-05-30T18:54:12.901-07:002014-05-30T18:54:12.901-07:00That's right! I forgot that!That's right! I forgot that!Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-80619568219569875572014-05-30T15:39:26.589-07:002014-05-30T15:39:26.589-07:00Muriel, I do remember those days. Ugh. We also ha...Muriel, I do remember those days. Ugh. We also had to hand write numbers on every page in the typewriter days. rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-51529236236960984572014-05-30T10:30:02.815-07:002014-05-30T10:30:02.815-07:00Thank you for the wish, Roz. You youngsters don&#...Thank you for the wish, Roz. You youngsters don't remember this, but remember, Roz, when we had to finish a week before deadline, so we could pack it all up, run it to the post office, pay $30 to send it Express Mail to Canada? (and that usually took three or four days - and when you sent from the back of beyond like Astoria - you added another day) Now, you can send it a minute before Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-24667047640869582932014-05-30T10:19:04.167-07:002014-05-30T10:19:04.167-07:00Muriel, Kudos for getting the book finished and ou...Muriel, Kudos for getting the book finished and out the door--figuratively speaking.<br />May your revisions be light to none.rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-54405483454438882232014-05-30T09:30:46.960-07:002014-05-30T09:30:46.960-07:00Hi, Eleanor. That sister-in-law I was talking abo...Hi, Eleanor. That sister-in-law I was talking about is also named Eleanor! I guess it's good that you like doing revisions since they come to all of us. (Don't they?) I worry so much about making it all fit together again once I'm finished. The most innocuous remark made in dialogue can make you have to search down every reference that it changes. And I'm at that age where IMuriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-51227646368624596502014-05-30T09:24:44.371-07:002014-05-30T09:24:44.371-07:00That's exactly what happens to me! I have an ...That's exactly what happens to me! I have an insane sister-in-law who has grandchildren around all the time and has the same problem. She has a ladder on the back porch that moves into the middle of the mess when someone's coming over. Put a tool on it and a paint can, and no one analyzes too closely, they just think you're in the middle of a repair project. ( She's also the Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-45073147980104047672014-05-30T09:11:38.722-07:002014-05-30T09:11:38.722-07:00I must admit I do quite like doing revisions. It&...I must admit I do quite like doing revisions. It's the waiting I hate. I always thnk my editor is going to tell me that it's total rubbish. And I do agree that pressing Send is big ask. Really looking forward to reading your book Muriel. It sounds great.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724083584128888235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-47234581189079506582014-05-30T08:11:00.264-07:002014-05-30T08:11:00.264-07:00Muriel, it's so heartening to hear that everyo...Muriel, it's so heartening to hear that everyone shares these feelings! At this point, I'm still feeling like your friend who likes the revisions because then she knows what her editor wants. About your house comment....I keep telling my husband that someone is going to turn us into that show extreme hoarding or whatever it's called if I don't spend some time working on the mess Carol Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360417299528882416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-29264644993665804722014-05-30T07:13:48.937-07:002014-05-30T07:13:48.937-07:00I know! Scary to hit 'Send,' isn't it...I know! Scary to hit 'Send,' isn't it? But it means you have confidence in it, so maybe editorial will, too. I hope you do get a revision letter and get to stuff yourself on celebration pasta. (Call us. I'll bet most of us could be there in an afternoon!)<br />Pulling for you. Let us know how it goes. And have a great weekend.Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-15515761611276640652014-05-30T07:10:41.744-07:002014-05-30T07:10:41.744-07:00Hi, Liz. Well, Jack's a hero-in-waiting, so t...Hi, Liz. Well, Jack's a hero-in-waiting, so the trash is still there. But I have hope. Yeah, getting the next three chapters and outline together, but not for a couple of weeks. Have to give a speech at a get-together of Executive Women, so am trying to put a spin on my life that would interest them - I am so NOT executive material.Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-50588804891216037962014-05-30T07:06:47.574-07:002014-05-30T07:06:47.574-07:00Hey, Pam! Is a rainbow necklace that woven choker...Hey, Pam! Is a rainbow necklace that woven choker-like necklace with beads? Hopefully, Jimmy and Meredith are on their way to Production right now. So far - my trash is still there. Jack's reading Ron's Smithsonian.Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-8706700673196044252014-05-30T07:03:57.457-07:002014-05-30T07:03:57.457-07:00Hi, Jen! I'm too old to panic. I just pout. ...Hi, Jen! I'm too old to panic. I just pout. I used to have a friend who said she loved revisions because then she really knew what her editor wanted. Element of truth to that. Have a wonderful weekend.Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-52783005337541439292014-05-30T07:01:53.373-07:002014-05-30T07:01:53.373-07:00Hi, Linda! I keep hoping they'll develop that...Hi, Linda! I keep hoping they'll develop that Rumba thing that does carpets into a bull blown robot that can do everything! Happy Friday!Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-65979819076565350372014-05-30T06:59:58.467-07:002014-05-30T06:59:58.467-07:00Thanks, Amy. The professional me understands the ...Thanks, Amy. The professional me understands the need for revisions, but the often selfish me, who has lived with them so long the way I made them, hates to change them. Have a great day!Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-91525170302108504182014-05-30T06:43:03.080-07:002014-05-30T06:43:03.080-07:00I've never gotten a revision letter, but I hav...I've never gotten a revision letter, but I have turned in a full and been waiting to hear back. During those periods, I've worked on a possible sequel to the manuscript that was submitted, started something completely new, and just sat around in an "I can't believe I hit send" stupor while gorging on celebration pasta. I'm at the stage where I pray for revisions, but Mz.ZeyZeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15103043264622719573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-685298719787871872014-05-30T05:01:41.436-07:002014-05-30T05:01:41.436-07:00LOL. I'm waiting, too, and I'm doing what ...LOL. I'm waiting, too, and I'm doing what our fore-mothers in romance told us to do: I'm writing another book. Otherwise, I would have to clean, too, and that's just not happening. <br /><br />Can't wait to read Jack and Sarah's story, and I want to know if you got him to take out the trash--then we'd KNOW he's a hero.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-52162325348683174792014-05-29T20:38:45.913-07:002014-05-29T20:38:45.913-07:00Oh, Muriel. I just sent back the revisions on Mer...<br />Oh, Muriel. I just sent back the revisions on Meredith and Jimmy. Meredith is a little hardcore and maybe she didn't change enough. Jimmy, well, he changed plenty, but did I man him up enough. And, was their happily ever after too pat. And, will his daughter get the time she deserves... Questions, questions. One thing for sure, Jimmy doesn't take out the trash, but he'll Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-59179728227627126702014-05-29T20:22:53.725-07:002014-05-29T20:22:53.725-07:00What do I do while waiting for revisions? Panic, p...What do I do while waiting for revisions? Panic, panic and then panic a little more LOL. It's a necessary step though and we all somehow get through them. I know my Sept release is definitely stronger for it:) your book sounds so interesting. Can't wait to read it! Jennifer Snow https://www.blogger.com/profile/11612858248083325495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-81477444931315143272014-05-29T19:34:32.523-07:002014-05-29T19:34:32.523-07:00Hi, Muriel. I, too, spend the time taking care of ...Hi, Muriel. I, too, spend the time taking care of all the things around the house that had to wait while I wrote the book. Good luck with Jack and Sarah, though I've no doubt they will soon be ready to come alive for your readers.Linda Hope Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15362087612066936698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-7917007849322595702014-05-29T19:21:42.887-07:002014-05-29T19:21:42.887-07:00Oh I love that, Muriel! I know exactly how you fee...Oh I love that, Muriel! I know exactly how you feel. It's such a great feeling to be "done" but knowing there's more to come is hard. I love Sarah and Jack's backstories. Hope we get to meet them soon!Amy Vastinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10370234907973582544noreply@blogger.com