Random thought: This may be controversial, but I’ll say it anyway: whiteboards are remarkable.
We haven’t talked for two weeks, but in my mind, it’s only been 14 days, so let me start out with the Story of the Week. Inspiration for this tale comes from some world-traveling family of mine now living in Milan, Italy. Grazie for the prompt. It will forever hold a pizza my heart in the pile of prompts known as my inspirational inventory.
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Nothing Flips Like Hotcakes
Riley set her stuffed animals on the table.
“Mommy, can Mr. Big and Mrs. Fuzzy have pancakes too?”
Mommy grimaced. “Don’t you think Mr. Big is kind of a mean name? What about Mr. Just Right or Mr. Plus Size?”
“Those aren’t names!”
Daddy fist-bumped Riley. “Preach, girl.”
Mommy bristled. “Mrs. Fuzzy could be Mrs. Fluffy. Much nicer.”
“You’re body shaming them, Mommy. Before Daddy shaves, you call him fuzzy face. Are you changing his name too?”
“Way to fight back,” Daddy said. “Make me proud!”
Mommy glared. “Are you taking her side, Fluffy Face?”
“Never!”
He whispered to Riley. “Always!”
Prompt: Big and fuzzy
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NOVEL NEWS & OTHER NOTES…
The long wait to get my manuscript back for my debut novel, Questionable Characters, is almost over. I heard back from my editor yesterday. She’s finished reading it and is now working on the editorial letter. For those of you not in the know, that’s the document produced after an editor takes a deep dive into your creative endeavor and provides in-depth feedback on what needs to happen to make it an instant New York Times bestseller. Although it’s pretty common to get a 10-15 page single-spaced document loaded with constructive criticism, I fully expect mine to be a half sheet of paper that says, “It’s absolutely perfect. I wouldn’t change a thing.”
OK. That’s when my alarm clock goes off and I wake up. In reality, I’m very excited to see what notes I get in terms of suggestions needed to actually turn this thing into something people will enjoy reading. There will be much to do, and I don’t expect it to be easy, but that’s OK. I’m good with that. I’ll read what she has to say and then I’ll sleep on it for a day or two. I hear it always takes some time before it all sinks in and you’re ready to really accept the suggestions and observations. After that, I’ll have a long meeting with the editor to go over it all and discuss my game plan moving forward. That meeting is set for next Wednesday, so I can tell you all about it next time.
In other news, if your travels take you anywhere near Carmel, on Saturday, October 4th, my latest short film, “The Nightcap,” will debut at the Carmel International Film Festival. It’s an epic three-minute film based on one of my short stories. We’ve been given the best screening time of the festival: 9:25 a.m. (that means in the morning). It’s perfect because what else you got going early on a Saturday? Festival LINK
Thanks for listening!
Scotty out
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