by SMThornton | Feb 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
I will start querying Hatshepsut in exactly one week. Eep!This is exhilarating and terrifying at the same time. I was one of those kids in school whose mediocre efforts were always good enough. My senior year in AP Literature I wrote an essay on Heart of Darkness by...
by SMThornton | Feb 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
I suffer from PHGS. This disorder- Post Hunger Games Syndrome- was discovered by Lisa and Laura, who are not only super cool, but apparently have joint psychology degrees as well. I can count on my fingers how many books I’ve reread in my life. You want to know...
by SMThornton | Feb 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
On my last edit I combed through HATSHEPSUT looking for modern expressions. I pay attention to this when I write (there was one scene where I really wanted to describe a servant nodding like a Dwight Schrute bobble head), but oftentimes those suckers slip right past...
by SMThornton | Jan 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
Mwahahahaha!Full Revision #5 (or 6 or 7- I’ve lost count) on HATSHEPSUT is DONE! I’m not sure whether to burn the darn thing or frame it. I love it and I hate it. If I have to go through the manuscript one more time…Oh, wait. I do. *groans* One....
by SMThornton | Dec 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
Keep your fingers crossed for me. The wind is blowing and freezing rain is in the weather advisory for tonight. We had this same weather pattern last January and got three “ice days” out of the deal. Not quite as cool as a snow day because you can’t...
