Sunday, February 12, 2012

#SixSunday: Virgo (WIP)-Dance Club Scene #4

I have NEWS! Oh, boy, here goes. Crescent Moon Press offered me a contract. I signed it. It's in the mail. I am exchanging publication-related emails with an editor and a marking director. I filled out a form for a cover! January Black is on its way to being e-formated, printed, and purchasable! (Oh god, what if people hate it? What if they don't?!) I'm very excited, if you couldn't tell. It's all very surreal. I've gone from form rejections to publishing in progress, so it hasn't quite sunk in yet.

Now...onto my six. Last week, Delilah pulled Led Zeppelin III out of her milk crate of records, which surprised Sam, because she's never done that remix in public. What she pulls out of the cover is not Zeppelin.


She flipped one of her blue vinyl sample discs between her hands and put it on the right hand platter, then put the other on the left. Everything Delilah did from this point on was a mystery to Sam, and he backed away as Adam took a step toward her. She dropped her headphones, listened, chatted, gestured, and even flirted. Adam answered her with a nod, a grin, and a “a’ight.” She put their headphones back on and returned to her laptop. He lifted his left speaker to his ear, held it with his shoulder and continued beat-matching, having no clue of the compliment he had just been paid.



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15 comments:

  1. Congrats on the contract! It's surreal, isn't it?! And great six: it sounds like Delilah is someone to be reckoned with and Sam knows it. Not sure about Adam yet.

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  2. Congratulations! That's fantastic!

    And I'm dying to read Virgo---it's hooked me from the first six!

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  3. Many congrats on the contract - and that kind of surreal delight never goes away, however many contracts you get in the future.

    Intriguing six, I'm wondering what Delilah's up to!

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  4. Congrats on your contract. Is this the first for you? They always seem to send the author to dizzying heights of euphoria...to OMG what if they hate it. But if this six is any indication, I'm gonna say you'll have a winner on your hands.

    Dakota

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  5. Grats on the contract! Everything you're feeling is normal. Good job with your six!

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  6. Congrats! And great scene, I could totally picture it and I like how it's throwing Sam off balance...

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  7. I find it intriguing that Sam steps back and Adam steps up. Interesting dichotomy between their responses.

    And hooray for the contract! Congratulations!

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  8. Congratulations on the contract news!

    Great snippet!

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  9. Led Zeppelin III alone had me with this 6. :)

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  10. Congratulations! Very exciting stuff ;-)

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  11. Wonderful news, and a great six to celebrate with!

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  12. Congrats on the contract!! Wonderful six, too!

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  13. That's HUGE news, Wendy! I'm so happy for you! :-) Any idea on a release date?

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  14. Congratulations on your contract! And great six!

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