Too Many Books

 W When I heard that Romy Newman, President and co-founder of  Fairygodboss  would be presenting a webinar through my Day Job I was stoked. Even the title of the session - The Antidote to Burnout, had me feeling like this was nutrition my poor mind and soul needed. COVID be damned, my day job had gotten stressful. I'm talking lonely and dying little old ladies stressful.  Anywhozers, I didn't have time to listen to the webinar live because of the responsibilities of said day job, and the entire day of that session was one of the most stressful in my entire career. That was August 11th. Yesterday, nearly three weeks later, I finally had made time to listen to the replay. It took three weeks. Talk about needing an Antidote to Burnout. Romy defines burnout as:     "emotional, mental, physical due to prolonged or repeated stress, most often caused by problems at work - but it can also appear in life: parenting, caretaking, romantic relationships." Yup.  This resonated wi

 T To meet Rae Serafina Barker is to discover a dark angel. I call her that because she describes herself as an "underworld journeyer."  And how cool is that?  Her job is to help folks heal and make meaning through grief. This coincides with creating art and deep spaces. I love women who hold space for other women. Rae seems to hold space for everyone. She's like the brunette version of Kristen Bell, or something. Just slightly less bubbly.  Every stinking time I scroll past a Facebook post from Rae, I know I have to stop and prepare myself. Today's most recent post began, "I used to struggle with decisions." Same, sister. I knew I needed to make time to read her post and let it really wash over me and into me, let it sink under my skin. Her posts always need that attention, as they are so chock full of insight and awakenings and awareness. She likes to use a plus sign instead of the word "and." This was hard for me to get used to, but I came to un

I wrote this on Friday the 13th but just now posted it so just pretend it's Friday when you read it, kay? So the last time I blogged I mentioned I’m volunteering at a golf scramble. That was end of July. The scramble is today! We may get rained out, in which case I’d have time free for an eye exam. Tiny blessings from tiny baby Jesus.  Mama needs glasses. In other news, guys, I’m querying! My letter isn’t perfect and no one I’ve paid to entertain me seems to understand my outdated comps. Fine.  The right agent would get them. They aren’t as current but they are all examples of why my book could (cough, pipe dream) become a timeless, ageless classic! Or at least a movie!  I get it.  Agents want to know where my book fits into the current market. But what does that mean?  To sell books now, yes. Of course. But aren’t new people discovering old books for the first time, every damn day? Sigh. I’ve sent 7 queries. Kind of a 5/2 split on original v updated versions of the letter, with ea