End of Summer Recap

Wow, the end of summer is rapidly approaching. Next Monday is Labor day, where did the summer go? Although technically fall doesn't start until like September 21 or something, I thought I'd recap what I did this summer:

1) Went to RWA National in Atlanta

2) Went to a strip club for the first time

3) Wrote 2 YA partials

4) Submitted very first YA I wrote to 10 agents

5) Have collected 4 rejections thus far

6) Went to a speed dating event

7) Dated Fun guy

8) Dumped by Fun Guy

9) Went to Chicago for wedding of old friend

10) Started online YA class at Media Bistro

11) Outlined new YA novel for class

12) Read about 20 books

13) Tried to see Scottish play in Central Park with Liev Schreiber and Jennifer Ehle. Got rained out.

14) Joined JDate

15) Cancelled membership in JDate

16) Read depressing memoirs about dating in New York

17) Planned trip to Prague

18) Trip to Prague was cancelled

19) Gave up on Auction guy who turned out to be as big an ass as his friend Fun Guy.

20) Had fun time with London friend, so now going to London in October since Prague trip cancelled.

21) Attended funeral of lovely friend's father.

22) Lost luggage after RWA National conference thanks to incompetence of Continental

23) Reconnected with old high school friend thanks to the wonder of Google.

24) Had dinner with lovely LA friend.

25) Had wonderful time at Diana Peterfreund's book party where I pitched YA trilogy to lovely agent.


Wow, I guess my summer was even busier than I thought it was!

Thanks for reading!

EKM