Recovery begins here!

        I am starting the recovery process of the lost manuscript by recreating what I remember of the outline. Amazingly, it comes to me easier than I thought it would. I have listed every chapter and major events and relationship developments. I also chunked the book into three sections, along with length expectations and due dates. It feels good to have  a plan. Looking at the outline, reassures me that I can recreate what I’ve lost. Yay me!

I am also anxiously awaiting response on the picture books’ manuscripts I sent out earlier this month. I know, I know… it takes 6-12 weeks to hear back, and even then, ONLY if interested. Somehow, I have faith that someone has to be interested. You’ll see!

Corn muffins and fairies.

This morning I had a craving for corn muffins, and less than half an hour later I had my muffins, warm and steamy. While enjoying my breakfast with butter and milk, something hit me, and I started writing a poem about a fairy. In just a few minutes it has grown into quite a tale. Now, I am not naive, I know how saturated the market is with fairy theme, yet I have a strange faith in this piece. I am submitting it tomorrow to Barefoot Publisher (as I think they would pick out just the right illustrator for this), and maybe will research a few others, but I swear… this is good. This is different. I rarely have this much faith in my writing, but this time it’s simple, and yet it feels right. Even if Barefoot doesn’t want it, I see it getting in print one way or another. 

Send me your good luck thoughts! 

One might wonder, how does the original manuscript about Lily and Renoi, and the little prince Danko benefit from this? The muffins have inspired me to be more particular about the food in the Dragonfly Island. That’s for another post though.