I guess I was able to squeeze one more out…let’s see if we can make it though the to the end of the week…one more day.  I like the symmetry of a full week of ‘The Tragic Penis-Man’…I think I can, I think I can…

I read the novel this week of a girl (woman) in my writing group – and it was REALLY good.  Her characters were so well drawn…they felt so real…I was left feeling that my novel characters are really very one-dimensional in comparison. 

It was both inspiring and daunting to read her book.  The subject matter of her book is challenging and intense and so it may take her awhile to find the right publisher/agent, but I have no doubt that her book will eventually get published.  It really was wonderful. 

As for my novel.  I believe I’ve finally committed to doing a MASSIVE re-write.  Usually stuff just comes out of me pretty much how it’s going to be in the end, I mean I tweak and revise and fuss, but I’m not good (I hope mostly because I haven’t tried) at full re-writes.  I think a certain (small) amount of talent comes out of me naturally, but I seem to lack the skills and talent to take my work to the next level – so this will be a huge challenge – but I think it’s a necessary one if I ever want to see this book (or any other work?) published. 

So wish me luck.  My deadline is September 1st (2008).  Which considering it’s a major re-write of the existing 250 pages, and the addition of probably 300 to 400 more pages, is daunting to say the least.  Oy.  This means I’ll likely be shelving my hunt for agents this summer, and reopening that nasty can of worms in the fall.  It doens’t however mean a break from short fiction submissions.  I’ve got to re-submit a whole stack of stuff…so I can get my rejection numbers up really high…