Stopping by and updating

Well isn't this a fine howdy-do?

Is that the phrase that I'm looking for? Probably not.

Anyway, no word on The Cabin yet. Of course, I only sent in on Tuesday, so today is only three days later. So yeah, I think maybe a couple weeks will tell. Or maybe a couple months.

And the answer could well be a big fat, N-O. But positive thinking... it'll be yes. Or... "write it better and then we'll talk." Or something like that.

Moving on. I saw a book called The Shack in Barnes and Noble. That sounds like the title of my book. I hope that won't be a problem. Of course, I could change the title of mine if the publisher thinks I ought to, but the cabin really is a central theme to the book. We'll see. Counting chickens and all...

So I've had pretty much no time to work on anything else to do with writing in the last month. This is because teaching at the ELC takes all of my regular work time, and dealing with the after effects of the accident. Those after effects (does that need a hyphen? whatever) have included talking to a lawyer, searching for and buying a new (to us) van, and beginning treatment for some whiplash I didn't even know I had, but which is giving me headaches and a daily, 3PM fever. Weird huh?

Gotta change that. But for now, I'm watching old episodes of Chuck online. It's a harmless, fun show. The John Larroquette cameo is just spectacular.

And that's all folks.

Hey! That's my somnium! Back off so I can carpe it. (Very dairy, I know.)

I'm back, barely

Here I is. I hope any readers enjoyed that piece from the Onion. Hilarious.

Here's what's been going on.

Yesterday morning, I sent an e-mail to an editor with Little, Brown and Company. I'd heard that she was interested in a YA novel about a kid prot in a cult. Funny how I've just finished that exact novel.

Then I headed out to do some shopping, as we were planning on heading up to SLC to meet Alicia and her family as well as Nathan and his family. These are some of my oldest and best friends that I have not seen for a very long time.

But I didn't make it to the store. Heck, I didn't make it half way. That whole 5 mile radius thing is right on. As I went through an intersection, another car failed to stop at the stop sign and flashed in front of me just in time for me to have no chance to swerve or brake. Yep, it was a good accident. Airbags deployed and did more harm than good.

Van's trashed, probably a loss, but we will see next week. Allstate's a good company. I'm fine, despite some painful bruises and abrasions.

Then I got home, let my friends know we couldn't make it to the get together. They decided to come see us. That was awesome. So were the conference sessions.

It was also awesome to have that editor get back to me the same day to tell me she was intrigued and to send the whole manuscript to her.

I gotta go. But life is really just fine for now. Tough, but that makes it worth it.