Mood:
chillin'This last weekend with great joy Mike and I walked to the post office to mail a packet of information to a literary agent concerning his book, "Memories of Ghenna". We chose a literary agency in New York City out of the Writer's Market and then investigated the individual people within the agency on the internet. Mike addressed his query letter to a specific person, he even talked about a past book that she had help get published. The literary agency wanted a query letter, an outline or synopsis of the book, and one sample chapter. This was the packet we mailed.
Currently I have suspended work on my book to finish a short story that I want to try to get published in the literary magazine called "Creative Nonfiction". My story is true, it is about several days when I was psychotic right before I went into a mental institution. When, one day, I send out a query letter for my book I want to be able to list magazines that my work has been accepted and published in. I'm building up a resume.
Other than these projects Mike and I have been watching movies and taking walks. The weather is going to turn bitterly cold over the next few days with a strong wind. Instead of going for walks in this weather I am going to stay at home and dance to some music. I can work up a sweat dancing. I'll time myself to dance for exactly 1/2 of an hour. The room I'm dancing in has no heat, so that alone is motivation to get my body moving.
I have a favorite skirt that I've never worn in public before. It looks like a denim ball gown. It is Ralph Lauren and was bought in Lord N' Taylors back when I had money from my divorce settlement. I want to wear my denim ball gown this spring once the snows have melted but it is exactly one size smaller than what I currently am. So I am being careful what I eat and trying to exercize every day.
