Eve, I was thinking of you this weekend and realized that you’d simply look smashing, darling, in a riding habit atop a lovely bay mare. I think you’d fit in with that horsey scene. (maybe? )
Anyway, ever think of Nashville? It’s really a great city: bigger than Lexington, Vanderbilt University is there, very much a big book scene there, great concerts (not just country music either!), beautiful area, lots to see and do. I lived there for 3-1/2 years and enjoyed it; and, since you’re from New York, the traffic probably wouldn’t bother you that much. Really, now that I think of it, a pretty incredible town.
Bunny—I can see myself in a trig little riding habit, going sidesaddle over the jumps as Col. Ravenal T. Cornpone goes, “That Lady Eve is top-drawer!” Or, I fall off and break my neck.
Rack—Get me in touch with your friend! I have a sneaking suspicion where he works, in which case I would abandon Kentucky like a shot if there was a job opening . . .
Well, I just had a talk with Te . . . I mean, Rack’s anonymous friend, and I’m going to send him my resume to see if there’s anything available (he doubts it, and frankly so do I).
Heard back from my publisher in Kentucky, who did indeed say, “I WISH there was work for you here—there’s barely work for ME!” So much for moving down to KY.
On the upside, she also said this about the intro to my next book, which I’d sent her: “The opening of your Kendall book is great. By the second paragraph, you had me. The story promises to be dark and rich like good chocolate. Send more! I’ve heard that people used to stand on the docks waiting for the next installment of Dickens to arrive on our shores. I’ll be scanning the horizon.”
Note to publishers: authors LOVE hearing ba-nanner oil like that.
You mean I’d have to read all the way to the second paragraph to get hooked? Jeeze, I usually give a book to halfway through the first sentence. Unless there are dirty pictures or the hint of scandal. So, who the hell was this Kendall broad? Got any dirty pictures? She kill/seduce/get seduced by anybody?
I really think you should consider sales, especially to the super-duper rich. You spend the whole day BSing on the phone. And a classy broad like you should go far.