tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25170029.post116057273391155472..comments2023-09-29T02:57:54.327-07:00Comments on Gossip from my Big Green Chair: Whirlwind Update!!Laura Marie Altomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12046738290884657335noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25170029.post-1160928448779602762006-10-15T09:07:00.000-07:002006-10-15T09:07:00.000-07:00Thanks, Laura. I appreciate your candor and tidbi...Thanks, Laura. I appreciate your candor and tidbits on the biz. Yes, please keep blogging about any updates you hear from Har. Amer. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25170029.post-1160743495234045082006-10-13T05:44:00.000-07:002006-10-13T05:44:00.000-07:00Crystal and Christa!! Hi again!! It's so great t...Crystal and Christa!! Hi again!! It's so great to *see* you!! Thanks for the weight loss cheers and I'll see what I can do about getting a balcony pic. <BR/><BR/>Last year for Christmas, Hubby bought me two white rockers, so I could sit outside and edit. Trouble is, when Spring finally came, we had all that wretched road construction and the painters. By the time they left, hellish summer heat had set in. <BR/><BR/>I'm hoping we have a few pretty Fall days before hellish cold arrives!! LOL!!<BR/><BR/>Anon--Sorry, but I don't yet know who Jen's replacement's going to be. The line's head editor, Kathleen Scheibling, told me last week that she hadn't yet had a chance to reassign everyone. I got the impression she was pretty overwhelmed and shocked by Jen's leaving. <BR/><BR/>All of the editors are already under an incredible workload, so my heart goes out to them in now taking on added work. <BR/><BR/>My orders were to hang tight and report to Kathleen until I hear otherwise. When I do get an official new editor, I'll let you know her name. <BR/><BR/>As for your proposal--how long has it been there? If we're only talking a few weeks, wait a couple months for things to settle down. If you still haven't heard by December, call. By then, we'll have a roster of who's on the editorial staff.<BR/><BR/>If it's already been there months, wait a couple weeks, then call.<BR/><BR/>My heart goes out to you!! Before making my first Harl. sale, I'd spent a small fortune going to meet an editor at a conference. We had an AMAZING meeting, lots of casual one-on-one time--even shared Sunday morning breakfast. She said she knew my work, and was excited to give it a read. <BR/><BR/>Monday morning, I got the word she was moving to another house!!!! I walked around in a daze for weeks!!! Trust me, if you're in the biz long enough, you'll suffer a ton of angst!!! Stay strong!!<BR/><BR/>If anyone else has questions, or a writing issue you'd like me to blog about, chime in!!Laura Marie Altomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046738290884657335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25170029.post-1160700172102490122006-10-12T17:42:00.000-07:002006-10-12T17:42:00.000-07:00I had a proposal with Jen at Har. Amer. Do you kn...I had a proposal with Jen at Har. Amer. Do you know who took her place? I'm so sorry to hear she left. Wah!!! for both of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25170029.post-1160654844508935122006-10-12T05:07:00.000-07:002006-10-12T05:07:00.000-07:00So glad you're feeling better. Woohoo on the weigh...So glad you're feeling better. Woohoo on the weight loss. <BR/>It sounds like you've had a fun but exhausting couple of weeks.<BR/>Now you have me real curious about this balcony.Christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309557439536380170noreply@blogger.com