What I’m listening to:Forbidden Fruit, Nina Simone
Movie Quote Sunday. Today’s quote is from The Goonies. Love this movie. Love it.
Irene Walsh:
Pants and shirts go in the… oh, forget about it. Just throw everything into cardboard boxes. Clark, can you really translate all that?
Mouth: For sure, Mrs. Walsh.
Mouth: [in Spanish] The marajuana goes in the top drawer. The cocaine and speed go in the second drawer. And the heroin goes in the bottom drawer. Always separate the drugs.
Well Saturday we had our chapter meeting, and before that the board meeting (including transferring the banking info from the old board to the new board). Friday I received an email that had me so excited I pretty much stayed up until almost one in the morning *bad Shelli*, and the kid woke me up before 7am. So it was a long day done on little sleep.
But the meeting was great! Pat White led us in a group critique, discussing how to critique someone without making them want to quit writing. We had three brave souls read their work aloud and get feedback from 25 or so women. Brave souls. A lot of fun, though!
One thing I realized as all three stories were read, everyone had different reactions to different stories. Some people would get really excited over one story, and another group of people over another. It was a big moment of clarity for me. Or more so, a reminder. This is probably exactly what happens when you send your work to agents/editors. What one person loves, might just be a lukewarm premise to another. So keep that in mind if you receive a rejection letter. It’s all subjective. You just didn’t hit the right person’s desk…
Happy Sunday!
