Happy Tuesday!
I don’t know about you, but my brain aches from writing. I really do think the writing part of our brain is like a muscle, and when you haven’t used it in awhile (and I haven’t written any fiction for close to three weeks now), it gets sore the first week back. Totally struggled with my revisions yesterday.
I’m guest posting over at the Guide to Literary Agents Blog today (Chuck Sambuchino’s blog), talking about what I told my family about publishing. Stop by if you get a chance! It’s a tongue-in-cheek look at what my non-writing, well-meaning family thought about publishing when I first ventured down this path.
I also received a great review for CREEP from Quill & Quire! I’ve been really fortunate that CREEP has received such good editorial reviews so far, but this one is extra-special to me, because Quill & Quire is a Canadian magazine. I’m so, so happy my book is in Canada and that my hometown peeps can walk into a Chapters Indigo and buy it. That’s a dream come true. Thank you, Simon & Schuster Canada!
Here’s a portion of the review:
Despite the apparent prurience of the book’s subject matter, Hillier handles Sheila’s addiction with subtlety; the novel is more interested in the nature of addiction than in sex itself. Hillier’s unembellished prose moves Creep briskly along, resulting in a page-turning read. (Read the entire review HERE.)
All right, time to get back to my brain workout. I’m working on my third draft, chapter three today. What are you working on?
Congrats for the good review! And your guest post made me smile, even if there are no Benitos. 🙂
Very cool! I loved both those articles! Enjoy your chapter 3! Will be plugging along writing with ya today. Brain does feel a little sore…
Your guest post was hilarious and almost word for word what my family thought…hmmm strange.
They still think I'm lying about most of it. Mainly the time it takes and lack of millions.lol
Congrats on another fab review!
I'm working on a first draft which should be easy, but it's for the second book in a three book series which means every freaking word feels like a step along a tightrope.
Ooh, the review makes me want to read it even more now. I can't wait until my copy of CREEP gets here! Congrats once more, Jennifer.
Congrats on another fabulous review! I know what you mean about your writing muscle. I'm taking a little break from my WIP until August, when I'll start a first round of revisions. I hope my brain hasn't turned to mush by then!
Off to check out your Guide to Lit Agents post… 🙂
Hehe. I loved the guest post!
I dunno, I dunno, Jenny. I've read "Creep." I think it will happen. I can already see you on the set, sitting in that director's chair with big 'ol bug-eye sunglasses, fanning yourself with olive branches.
Oh, wait. By then, you will be able to PAY people to fan you!
What an awesome review! Very excited for you!
Another great review, you are really WINNING! I am working on banking coin in semiconductors.
Winner winner, chicken dinner! This onslaught of awesome reviews makes me so excited 😀
I'm still slaving away at my WIP at the moment *le sigh* so I can relate to the brain aching thing.
Yes, I agree that you did a fabulous job with Sheila and her sex addiction. At first I thought it will be a challenge for an author to make a sex addict relatable but you did it with such ease and grace and it was Sheila's issues that I think made her really fleshed out and made you connect with her and root for her. She was my most favorite part of the book–I just thought she was so well done. Also, I think you did an incredible job with the sex addict thing in general–making it interesting, not overdoing it, not making it voyeuristic. I thought that was pretty unique about your book–the sex addiction element. Anyway, good for you! That is awesome.
When I am a famous photographer, I will hire you two Benitos (if you don't have them already) and I will take photos of them fanning you with olive branches and then we will go split a carton of chocolate ice cream. 😉
Aww, who needs two Benitos anyway?
When you're done with the first one, can you send him my way???
You are too funny – that was hillarious (Chuck Sambuchino's blog). And congrats on the review in Quill & Quire!
I'm trying to get through my apocalyptic/dystopian book. Trying. I'm a bit distracted at the moment. Hopefully I'll be more focused tom…oooh, shiny!
All the girls get Benitos! Ha!
@Lisa: Thank you for your comments on Sheila! I love Sheila, but not everybody does. Very cool to hear your thoughts on her and her sex addiction.
Awesome review! And I loved your GLA post. i will patiently be awaiting Brad, Angie, and Jen in your movie. Wouldn't wanna miss that one! lol
Awesome review – which, of course, you totally deserve. And great article over at GLA. =o)
I'm working on editing my 2010 NaNo novel. It's a slow process, but it's working.
LOL. I love your post over at Chuck Sambuchino's blog.
That's an awesome review! Congratulations!
First draft, fourth chapter. 🙂 Very funny what you say about a sore muscle. It totally feels like that sometimes! CONGRATULATIONS on being in Canada! How very, very exciting. And congrats on the great review too.
You rocked GTLA!
Hmmmm… I'm working on two new books. An MG for my son and a new urban fantasy for me that I'm in love with. Still querying Countless. Need to query more 🙂
Oh I'm so happy to see you at Chuck Sambuchino's blog today too!!
And congrats on the review!!! 😀
You go girl, love your great news! <3
Ack just went to Chuck's blog and somehow I can't comment… anyway, the post was hilarious!! I really LOVED it!! Because it's so true!!! 😛
What are we working on? Living vicariously through you, of course.