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  10. Anonymous

    yeah!

    Way to go Jeanne Queenie!!!! What a great feeling. What an accomplishment. Do a little dance, okay?

    From Mary in France

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  11. Anonymous

    yeah!

    Way to go Jeanne Queenie!!!! What a great feeling. What an accomplishment. Do a little dance, okay?

    From Mary in France

    Reply
  12. Anonymous

    yeah!

    Way to go Jeanne Queenie!!!! What a great feeling. What an accomplishment. Do a little dance, okay?

    From Mary in France

    Reply
  28. jeannedamoff

    Thanks 🙂

    Basically, I just kept telling the story until it ended. Good thing for me it landed at about 80,000 words, since that’s standard.

    However, if you’d like to suggest some of your favorite words, I could throw them in here and there. As flavoring. For example, “conundrum” is a nice word. I could sneak it in thus:

    Bob and Mary gazed into each other’s eyes, afraid to believe they were now free to love each other unhindered by his mother’s domineering ways and her ex-employer’s 401 K Plan. He sighed. “Let’s elope! Tonight!”

    Tears sparkled in her eyes. “Yes! By the way, did I ever tell you I once had a dog named Conundrum?”

    “I love that name!” They joined hands and skipped off into the sunset.

    It would totally work. Send your words, and I’ll get on those edits.

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  29. jeannedamoff

    Thanks 🙂

    Basically, I just kept telling the story until it ended. Good thing for me it landed at about 80,000 words, since that’s standard.

    However, if you’d like to suggest some of your favorite words, I could throw them in here and there. As flavoring. For example, “conundrum” is a nice word. I could sneak it in thus:

    Bob and Mary gazed into each other’s eyes, afraid to believe they were now free to love each other unhindered by his mother’s domineering ways and her ex-employer’s 401 K Plan. He sighed. “Let’s elope! Tonight!”

    Tears sparkled in her eyes. “Yes! By the way, did I ever tell you I once had a dog named Conundrum?”

    “I love that name!” They joined hands and skipped off into the sunset.

    It would totally work. Send your words, and I’ll get on those edits.

    Reply
  30. jeannedamoff

    Thanks 🙂

    Basically, I just kept telling the story until it ended. Good thing for me it landed at about 80,000 words, since that’s standard.

    However, if you’d like to suggest some of your favorite words, I could throw them in here and there. As flavoring. For example, “conundrum” is a nice word. I could sneak it in thus:

    Bob and Mary gazed into each other’s eyes, afraid to believe they were now free to love each other unhindered by his mother’s domineering ways and her ex-employer’s 401 K Plan. He sighed. “Let’s elope! Tonight!”

    Tears sparkled in her eyes. “Yes! By the way, did I ever tell you I once had a dog named Conundrum?”

    “I love that name!” They joined hands and skipped off into the sunset.

    It would totally work. Send your words, and I’ll get on those edits.

    Reply
  40. gaia43

    Thanks for asking! We put them on hold right now, because we are buying a house! Doing both was just too stressful, so we are keeping our date the same (8/26/06), but will continue planning after we move (hopefully in the next month or two!)

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  41. gaia43

    Thanks for asking! We put them on hold right now, because we are buying a house! Doing both was just too stressful, so we are keeping our date the same (8/26/06), but will continue planning after we move (hopefully in the next month or two!)

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  42. gaia43

    Thanks for asking! We put them on hold right now, because we are buying a house! Doing both was just too stressful, so we are keeping our date the same (8/26/06), but will continue planning after we move (hopefully in the next month or two!)

    Reply
  46. Anonymous

    Congratulations, Jeanne!! I’m sure it’s fabulous!
    Sharon (aka Mike’s favorite sister-in-law *east* of the Mississippi)

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  47. Anonymous

    Congratulations, Jeanne!! I’m sure it’s fabulous!
    Sharon (aka Mike’s favorite sister-in-law *east* of the Mississippi)

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  48. Anonymous

    Congratulations, Jeanne!! I’m sure it’s fabulous!
    Sharon (aka Mike’s favorite sister-in-law *east* of the Mississippi)

    Reply
  55. scarlet_arts

    Re: Thanks 🙂

    Here are some of the more interesting words taken from my last coulple of LJ entries:

    frugal
    snorkel
    albatross
    ornithorincus
    penitentiary
    onomatopoeia
    kumquat
    guacamole
    spleen
    notwithstanding
    spoon
    galoshes
    spatula
    tuberculosis
    roustabout

    Good luck for the next stage of your elucubration.

    Reply
  56. scarlet_arts

    Re: Thanks 🙂

    Here are some of the more interesting words taken from my last coulple of LJ entries:

    frugal
    snorkel
    albatross
    ornithorincus
    penitentiary
    onomatopoeia
    kumquat
    guacamole
    spleen
    notwithstanding
    spoon
    galoshes
    spatula
    tuberculosis
    roustabout

    Good luck for the next stage of your elucubration.

    Reply
  57. scarlet_arts

    Re: Thanks 🙂

    Here are some of the more interesting words taken from my last coulple of LJ entries:

    frugal
    snorkel
    albatross
    ornithorincus
    penitentiary
    onomatopoeia
    kumquat
    guacamole
    spleen
    notwithstanding
    spoon
    galoshes
    spatula
    tuberculosis
    roustabout

    Good luck for the next stage of your elucubration.

    Reply
  79. jeannedamoff

    Re: This Deserves A Woo AND A Hoo!

    Thanks, Katy. Rave reviews would certainly rock, but what I REALLY want (once I actually have a book in print) is to be interviewed on fallible.com. 🙂

    Love, J.

    Reply
  80. jeannedamoff

    Re: This Deserves A Woo AND A Hoo!

    Thanks, Katy. Rave reviews would certainly rock, but what I REALLY want (once I actually have a book in print) is to be interviewed on fallible.com. 🙂

    Love, J.

    Reply
  81. jeannedamoff

    Re: This Deserves A Woo AND A Hoo!

    Thanks, Katy. Rave reviews would certainly rock, but what I REALLY want (once I actually have a book in print) is to be interviewed on fallible.com. 🙂

    Love, J.

    Reply
  82. jeannedamoff

    That’s an interesting question, Traci. I wasn’t on a deadline, so I didn’t push myself. I don’t even remember exactly when I started this book, but I think it was about a year and a half ago. If I stacked actual writing days (including rewriting, which I do as I go), it probably took about three months. But part of my creative rhythm involves time away from a story–to let the paint dry a bit. My brain works best when I can let ideas percolate for a while. I also think plunging myself into other projects (like choreography) renews my imagination, and I come back to the page refreshed. So, if I’d written the whole thing in three months, it would probably be a very different story.

    How’s that for a long answer to a short question? 🙂

    Reply
  83. jeannedamoff

    That’s an interesting question, Traci. I wasn’t on a deadline, so I didn’t push myself. I don’t even remember exactly when I started this book, but I think it was about a year and a half ago. If I stacked actual writing days (including rewriting, which I do as I go), it probably took about three months. But part of my creative rhythm involves time away from a story–to let the paint dry a bit. My brain works best when I can let ideas percolate for a while. I also think plunging myself into other projects (like choreography) renews my imagination, and I come back to the page refreshed. So, if I’d written the whole thing in three months, it would probably be a very different story.

    How’s that for a long answer to a short question? 🙂

    Reply
  84. jeannedamoff

    That’s an interesting question, Traci. I wasn’t on a deadline, so I didn’t push myself. I don’t even remember exactly when I started this book, but I think it was about a year and a half ago. If I stacked actual writing days (including rewriting, which I do as I go), it probably took about three months. But part of my creative rhythm involves time away from a story–to let the paint dry a bit. My brain works best when I can let ideas percolate for a while. I also think plunging myself into other projects (like choreography) renews my imagination, and I come back to the page refreshed. So, if I’d written the whole thing in three months, it would probably be a very different story.

    How’s that for a long answer to a short question? 🙂

    Reply

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