I was out on a walk on Sunday afternoon and came across this which really struck me. It's kind of what I'm hoping doesn't happen to my WIP while I'm working with my publisher on the launch of The Birth Machine!
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2 comments:
It's a wonderful image - there's something propheticc almost about it.
Best of luck with your launch - it's really exciting and no doubt your novel will await you like a child reunited after a scary supermarket separation. Else you'll just have to thrash it out for a while.
Thanks, Rachel. And I hope you're right re the novel waiting...
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