...is not actually a virtue. Did you know that?
But sometimes, having a little of it pays off.
I'm not know for my patience - apart from when it comes to taking care of children - but I've had to try and find some in the last few months as I wait and wait and wait and WAIT for answers from Agent A and to generally find some balance in my life.
Well, it has paid off in both ways!
Firstly, Agent A emailed me a couple of weeks ago to say that she likes my manuscript and would like to see it once I've made some adjustments! Mostly her notes were about lengthening it which I think it valid as it only currently weighs in at 35,000 words, pretty short, even for a Young Adult novel. So this week I've taken some holiday from work and am ploughing through it, making changes and adding more plot lines. I don't plan on making all of the changes that she has suggested, it still needs to be the novel I wanted to write, not one that I wrote to please someone else. Hopefully by Friday I'll be able to send it off to London once again and then the waiting can resume! But it's a big step forward just to get a response, I'd almost decided that it had been slung on the rubbish heap long ago!
Secondly, the job that I've wanted since I was 15 has fallen into my lap! I start in mid May and I literally cannot wait! It's a job as a Nanny for a private family and so I obviously can't go into details but put it this way - it's perfect! And it leaves me time to write so score all around!
Anyway, the point of this post is to say this: sometimes you have to hang on for the good things to happen. Just have patience!
Until next time,
Stay happy,
WG x
