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My agent Brian got back to me about the memoir. He has notes about the same parts that I thought were problematic when I sent it to him (hoping he'd have some ideas about how to fix them; he does) but basically thinks it's really good. I am so relieved because I totally trust his judgement, so if he likes it, then once I fix the to-be-fixed parts the editor will also probably like it, and the publishers will not be horribly disappointed and cancel their Book Expo plans and demand the advance back.
Brian wrote, "I laughed out loud over and over and read passages out loud to my wife." Of the very small number of people who have read this book, he is the fourth one who has mentioned that he spontaneously began reading it aloud to his significant other. I think this is a very good sign.
In the first chapter of the book, I mention reading Robin McKinley's THE BLUE SWORD. McKinley was one of those formative influences on me, and she's written about four of my all-time favorite fantasy novels. (The others are DEERSKIN, BEAUTY, and THE HERO AND THE CROWN.) So I was delighted when I first spoke to Brian and he mentioned that he knew her. And now, best yet, from his email today:
"PS: I mentioned it to Robin McKinley—because I thought she’d be tickled by the references to ‘the blue sword’ --and she loves the sound of it and is dying to read it!"
I will now die happy.
Brian wrote, "I laughed out loud over and over and read passages out loud to my wife." Of the very small number of people who have read this book, he is the fourth one who has mentioned that he spontaneously began reading it aloud to his significant other. I think this is a very good sign.
In the first chapter of the book, I mention reading Robin McKinley's THE BLUE SWORD. McKinley was one of those formative influences on me, and she's written about four of my all-time favorite fantasy novels. (The others are DEERSKIN, BEAUTY, and THE HERO AND THE CROWN.) So I was delighted when I first spoke to Brian and he mentioned that he knew her. And now, best yet, from his email today:
"PS: I mentioned it to Robin McKinley—because I thought she’d be tickled by the references to ‘the blue sword’ --and she loves the sound of it and is dying to read it!"
I will now die happy.