And see? Two days after whining about either project's lack of forward progress in the blog, whammo! Progress.
My agent, my dear, wonderful, infinitely patient, funny agent (did I mention she was patient?) sent me an e-mail and then took my phone call (big deal; I keep hearing other people bitch about non-responsive rep types). She's sending the second manuscript out soon (like tomorrow?), and wanted to make a few last minute tweaks.
Like, oh, the title.
I got her e-mail when I was on my way out the door. She suggested "Other People's Children" wasn't quite the snappy title it could be, and maybe it wouldn't hurt matters if I considered something else.
So I considered something else, all the way from the West Mesa, across the river and down Paseo until somewhere around the Powerball Billboard, my brain coughed up two suggestions: "Homecoming" and "Boomerang." Both were short, sweet and mildly spoilerish. I couldn't decide.
Because my day job is spent thinking visually, I felt "Homecoming" had better potiential on a cover: just get a blue and gold homecoming mum and write "Homecoming" "A Novel" and "Sarah H. Wolf" in glittery block letters down a ribbon (or three) and call it a day.
How striking is that? And it totally moves away from the clichéd heels-and-martini-glasses-pink-cover-of-death! See? See? Totally a designer over here.
Other people weren't as enthusiastic. My mom, my husband, the day-shift copy editors and the entire trends staff voted in favor of "Boomerang." "Homecoming" was too boring, too dull, too...well, whatever you want, you're the author.
I called my agent. Laid out both suggestions. Listened to her deliberate like a contestant on "Password." "Homecoming, no Boomer, no, Home, no. Boomerang!"
Did Melville have these issues?
My mother says "Yes, and more!" My mom knows everything.
My agent, my dear, wonderful, infinitely patient, funny agent (did I mention she was patient?) sent me an e-mail and then took my phone call (big deal; I keep hearing other people bitch about non-responsive rep types). She's sending the second manuscript out soon (like tomorrow?), and wanted to make a few last minute tweaks.
Like, oh, the title.
I got her e-mail when I was on my way out the door. She suggested "Other People's Children" wasn't quite the snappy title it could be, and maybe it wouldn't hurt matters if I considered something else.
So I considered something else, all the way from the West Mesa, across the river and down Paseo until somewhere around the Powerball Billboard, my brain coughed up two suggestions: "Homecoming" and "Boomerang." Both were short, sweet and mildly spoilerish. I couldn't decide.
Because my day job is spent thinking visually, I felt "Homecoming" had better potiential on a cover: just get a blue and gold homecoming mum and write "Homecoming" "A Novel" and "Sarah H. Wolf" in glittery block letters down a ribbon (or three) and call it a day.
How striking is that? And it totally moves away from the clichéd heels-and-martini-glasses-pink-cover-of-death! See? See? Totally a designer over here.
Other people weren't as enthusiastic. My mom, my husband, the day-shift copy editors and the entire trends staff voted in favor of "Boomerang." "Homecoming" was too boring, too dull, too...well, whatever you want, you're the author.
I called my agent. Laid out both suggestions. Listened to her deliberate like a contestant on "Password." "Homecoming, no Boomer, no, Home, no. Boomerang!"
Did Melville have these issues?
My mother says "Yes, and more!" My mom knows everything.
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