Just an Update

This is just an update. I turned THE SILVER GIRL into my editor, Andra Miller. She and I went out to lunch for our first face to face meeting. I felt like I was sending my kid off to kindergarten. I hop the other children are nice to her, that she likes her teacher, that she didn't forget her lunchbox... Now I am just waiting to hear what Andra things of my changes. My agent wrote me the kindest note after reading the manuscript:

Meanwhile, I just finished your revised manuscript last night and I think this story is just beautifully told. The characters are so human – with flaws and insecurities – that it’s easy to relate to every one of them. Your descriptions of Atlanta are incredibly vivid, whether you are writing about the late 1960s or the present day. Your historical references (MLK, Al Green) make the book incredibly realistic and compelling.

I think this is really terrific work and you should be very proud of yourself.

My little heart just sang. It sang opera! It sang Michael Jackson songs. It sang Simon and Garfunkel. It sang old Motown and danced!

The next step is fighting for a good pub date. I am praying for April 2011. That way, I can have the book with me when I go to my twentieth college reunion. Please, please, please.