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Done.. sort of

done-sort-of
MAGIC SLAYS was sent to our editor yesterday.

I’m thinking it might need massive rewrites.  We may have to rip out main plot on the rewrite.

I’m so tired.  I think we’ll take a week and just have a nice vacation.

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45 Responses

  1. wedschilde

    smooches.

  2. Elizabeth

    You should totally take a vacation. You guys have worked very hard, not to mention raising 2 kids, several dogs and coping with the move.

  3. MarnieColette

    Take a vacation… a nice relaxing vacation and don’t worry. I know they will love it.

  4. fairyfreak

    Congrats! Take a vacation and relax, it will do great things for stress levels. :)

  5. B-ster

    I love your little mini-bio, especially the ‘writer of books featuring chicks with swords and monsters who love them’ part. My brain read that, saw the cover of magic bleeds to the right, and thought of that TV series back in the late 80′s of beauty and the beast. My mom watched that show religiously. I totally would love to see some beauty and the beast/Kate and Curran fanfic style. Except, who would be beauty and who would be beast?

    Glad you are able to sit back and breathe for a bit now!

    1. alohahelper

      Did you know that Beauty and the Beast still has annual conventions run by the fans? This year’s convention was in San Diego and next year’s is in New Orleans. I’ve been going to them since 2003 and it’s now pretty much a bunch of FRIENDS who found each other through their love of the show who get together every July to spend time with each other, make NEW friends (we had 20 con virgins this year!) and have a good time.

  6. Has

    WOOT!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats on finishing and I agree a break is def what you need!
    You all deserve it!

  7. Jessie

    Congratulations, you made it!

    Enjoy the feeling of another book complete, even if it needs a little (and probably a lot less than you think) polish. It must be old hat for you by now, but I bet it’s a pretty amazing feeling, if you stop to think about it. :)

  8. Diana Pharaoh Francis

    Maybe start with a week of sleep and then have a week of vacation. And ice cream. And WoW.

    Congrats!

  9. magic girl

    i’m sure it’s not as bad as you think. enjoy your break and come back to us refreshed :)

  10. dingo baby

    CONGRATULATIONS!

    Take a breather….everyone needs to recharge their batteries.

  11. ying

    Yay!!! Congratulations!! Enjoy your week off, you both deserve it. x

  12. ElizabethN

    congratulations. vacation is great, recharge. if possible, load up & go to the coast even for just a day trip.

    mmm, ocean, mountains, green… why did I move to Nebraska again. oh, for the husband – he’s more than worth it 99% of the time.

  13. Maria D.

    Take a vacation- hopefully you will get recharged and come back in a happy frame of mind. I’m sure the book is not anywhere near what you think it is and that we will love it.

  14. CheeseBK

    you absolutely deserve to take some time off!!!

  15. Kaelyn

    Congrats! Yes take a vacation, you deserve it! Even if it involves you sitting in front of your computer power leveling your WoW toon. :-p

  16. Yala

    Yay for having it at the editors!
    Enjoy your vacation, you’ve earned it several times over *hug*

  17. Rif

    Congratulations for getting it in! Hope you do manage a holiday, and don’t worry about something that hasn’t happened yet……hhhmmm wish i could take my own advice on that last point!

    Congratulations again on achieving such a mammoth feat :)

  18. Cotty

    Well done to you both! Maybe you should put blog etc into suspended animation for the week to make sure you chill! Xxx

  19. Allison

    I think sleep, WOW, and knitting are in order. Oh, and YAY!

  20. Leslie

    Sounds like writing “Magic Slays”, slayed you. SORRY………. It was just there, and, well, enough said.

    You should take a vacation, sure. You and your family should go to Florida. We just got back. I think I lost about 5 lbs. (all water weight). Standing in ride lines for hours, is the hot new diet of summer 2010.
    I mean, what did I expect? That the new “Harry Potter Land” at Universal wouldn’t be crowded? That Florida wouldn’t have the hot/humid weather it is famous for? THat Universal WouLD haVE a RidE OR TWo that worked?!!!!!!

    Yes, you should go to Orlando. As YoU cAn tEll, it diD wOndERs for my sAnITY………

  21. laura (soapturtle)

    congrats! go rest!

  22. Kalimera

    Congrats!!!
    Enjoy your vacation, you deserve it. Maybe you should travel a little? :-)

  23. CandaceB

    Congratulations!! Definitely enjoy some time off. :)

  24. Morgane

    Congrats .. sort of LOL have a nice vacation !

  25. yodamom

    XXOO ! Yipee….. Enjoy you’re rest. No worries, you two are fabulous writers.

  26. Helen I.

    Thanks so much for all the hard work! I love your stories and how you tell them and all I can say is that I am immeasurably grateful. Enjoy your vacation!

  27. Jana Oliver

    You’re still in the “fog of writing” so you may not need such a big rewrite as you think. By now your objectivity is zip. Enjoy your time off, plug into the “wall” and recharge. You’ve earned it.

  28. AnniePoire

    Congratulations on finishing the book.

    Take a well deserved vacation, because soon we’ll be bugging you about Bayou Moon… because we’re like that!

  29. MinnChica

    Congrats on the finish. If you are able too, I would think even a staycation would be awesome for you two! :D

  30. Nurslings

    you deserve a vacation. Wanna come to the Catskill Mountains of NY? It’s nice there :)

  31. Libby13

    Congrats and enjoy the break you’ve earnt it

  32. Moonsanity (Brenda)

    Rest. Relax. Drink. Repeat:)

  33. comet

    Yea, you are out of the cave! Enjoy the fresh air :-)

  34. Pklagrange and Moose (AP)

    Congratulations! Enjoy your time off. Thanks for writing another book that we will love! You are Gordon are the best!

    Moose wants to know if Grendl is in this book….

  35. Jenna

    sooo cannot wait for it to come out!!!!!!! congrats! and Im sure it will be amazing!

  36. msaggie

    Congratulations on getting Magic Slays finished. I hope you are wrong that it would need re-writing, etc – I just want you guys to have it published very, very soon as I want to read it as soon as possible! Do you have any idea, schedule-wise, when it might be coming out?

    And yes, both of you should take a nice holiday – you girls surely are old enough to cope by themselves for a week or so!

  37. Laurel

    Honestly, it could be 50% less awesome than the first four and still be a monster. Rest, read something for fun, leave it. If anything is actually wrong you will have solutions percolating in your brain while you aren’t paying attention. Then they pop up like mushrooms after the first spring rain.

  38. Argantel

    Relax and enjoy time off. Even if you don’t like the book, we will. ;)

  39. Demi

    Congratulations, take a rest now please, you surley deserve a vacation!

  40. Sunscented

    Enjoy the vacation! Ditto to what Jana & Laurel said. :)

  41. Myranda

    Congratulations on turning Magic Slays in to your editor! We love you! Take your time to relax and recharge. You guys are wonderful!

  42. Shiloh Walker

    the word DONE is such a lovely word to a writer. and also so ugly. because we never know WHEN we are done, do we?

    O.o

    Good luck!

  43. Kdtaiken

    Relax. I have never read a word of your work that I did not re-read several times. I just returned from a 7 week vacation – listening to Magic Bleeds – after reading it in paper and on Kindle. YOU ARE GREAT! I love your interaction with your characters and I am SOOO happy to have you to read and re-read over and over again.

    Thank you for a great summer!

  44. LisaK

    Our worst crictic is ourselves. Your ability to weave a story and still keep your characters authentic is amazing! Looking forward to the next Kate adventure…of which I’m sure, based on the past, will be incredible! Enjoy some much deserved time off! :) Have a fantastic weekend!

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