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How Have Your Dreams Changed?

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on June 25, 2014. Posted in General. 4 Comments on How Have Your Dreams Changed?

(Written today at Door of Hope Writing Group) When I was in junior high, I wanted to be a Viking. A Viking wife, actually, who stood on the deserted beach and threw logs on a blazing bonfire as I gazed out to sea, awaiting the return of the long-unseen ship. In high school, I dreamed of moving to Maine and living on the pounding coastline...

What’s Up with That?

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on June 24, 2014. Posted in General. No Comments on What’s Up with That?

Our most amazing accomplishments— sitting up standing on two feet taking a step talking in words that make sense— we get no credit for at all.

I Can’t Blame the Agent

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on June 23, 2014. Posted in General. 4 Comments on I Can’t Blame the Agent

If you’ve been following this blog, you know I spent about fourteen months attempting to rewrite my manuscript, Train Trip: Lucinda Mae’s Quest for Love, Honor, and the Chickens, into a novel a particular agent could successfully represent. At the end of this process, the agent declined representation. This is not her fault....

The Spinning Plates are Real

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on June 22, 2014. Posted in General. 2 Comments on The Spinning Plates are Real

For those of you concerned about me after my Great Public Failure (I didn’t get an agent, to put this in perspective), here’s my current game plan: * send the Train Trip query to the paid-editor for tweaking: STATUS: DONE * send Model for Detective (When her model partner disappears, a Memphis fashion model uses her “clothes...

As It Is Written

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on June 20, 2014. Posted in General. 8 Comments on As It Is Written

I have failed, utterly and totally. Yet I feel irrationally exhilarated. The agent I’ve been trying to please with a rewrite for the last year and a half (!), just sent me a final rejection, door shut, not even opened a crack. Instead of feeling stomped on, I feel relief. This is so strange. As a result of the revision process she...

Dedications to Suffering

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on June 19, 2014. Posted in General. 4 Comments on Dedications to Suffering

Those I love suffer. Their pain is not something I can resolve. After all, it’s their pain, not mine. So here’s what I do: I dedicate. I go to church, and as I kneel on the pew, I tell God: “This service is dedicated to her. Every prayer I say, every gesture I make, every note I sing—let it go to her...

Understanding a Definition

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on June 18, 2014. Posted in General. 2 Comments on Understanding a Definition

3:30. 4:00. 5:30. 4:00. Q: What are these numbers? A: My wake-up times over the last four days. Important information: my normal wake up time is 8:30. Please note: no naps. This, as I understand it, is the effect of jet lag. “Jet lag” obviously means sleep deprivation. I thought jet lag meant you arrived in a foreign country and...

The Legion of Honor Resume

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on May 29, 2014. Posted in General. No Comments on The Legion of Honor Resume

The Legion of Honor Resume.

Becoming a Writer

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on May 28, 2014. Posted in General. 4 Comments on Becoming a Writer

Way back at the beginning, I was puzzled about how 15 writers and a nonprofit could publish a book. What would be the arrangement between the authors and the nonprofit? What about the understanding among the writers, some of whom had many entries, some of whom had few? How would we make this fair? The questions overwhelmed answers. My...

The Stink of Failure

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on May 27, 2014. Posted in General. 10 Comments on The Stink of Failure

I have just sent—for the last time—to the interested agent Train Trip: Lucinda Mae’s Quest for Love, Honor, and the Chickens. After three (count ’em, three) prior attempts, I have either successfully managed to revise the manuscript into a “market ready” product or I have not. I am telling y’all this because I...