 | 1 Sep 06 |
Okay there are two E ticket rides in my life right now. Both monster roller coasters. The first one is every time I get into my husband’s SUT I hold on for dear freaking life. The fact that he is Bondurant trained and has the dominant Tony Stewart gene of aggressive driving gives me no succor. My blood pressure literally goes up every time we leave our safe little gated community (where he can’t go more than 20pmh, or god forbid I drive). Hubby has been retired for a few years, but he still thinks he’s in a damn patrol car and can go fast, and weave, and cut, and hell, drive me crazy!
I have boycotted driving with him. He hides my keys and tells me to walk. My idea of going to the grocery store is not an E ticket ride. He will never change. That said, we were headed out of town last month and had not Tony Stewart Jr. been on his game I would not be here to type this. My instinct in the situation we found ourselves in, a dumb ass kid cutting right into us, would have been to brake, and braking would have allowed the dumbass to slam into us at 50 mph as well as the tractor trailer behind us.
Hubby didn’t flinch. He hit the gas and expertly maneuvered us out of a sure crash. After he called the little asshole every rotten name in the book, he gave me that look that said, “There, don’t tell me how to drive anymore.” I was in quiet awe. It’s wearing off though.
So the second roller coaster ride in my life is this publishing business. Just when I am stressing at my worst, wondering how I will ever have a decent sell through, I get an email from my agent Tuesday morning. In the subject line: OH MY GOD!
I open the email thinking whoo-hoo she sold my historical for a million bucks! (hey a girl can dream) but no, she tells me an excerpt of my September release GOOD GIRL GONE BAD is going to be featured in the November issue of COSMO-effing-POLITAN!
So, now I’m not so worried about sell through. Now I’m worried about, okay, so what if after reading my excerpt people want to immediately go buy my book? Will they still be in stores? Or does my publisher anticipate a bit of a run and print more? What if when the people go to buy my book and it isn’t there, they shrug and say, oh well. And I lose the sale? Talk about an E ticket ride.
Okay, now that I have shared, I wanted to do something fun. Jake had a funny post the other day over at her place. She asked her readers to give boats, horses, and rock bands names. The responses were great. My contribution was Fore Play for a boat. So, I was thinking, how about if we came up with off the wall titles, and log lines to go with them.
Example: Title: THE KAMA SUITCASE Log line: Sex in the City meets Frommer’s Travel Guide. Okay, admittedly my mind is in the gutter, and that was a little lame, but you get my drift. There is a prize for the most original (not sure what it is) title and log line. But anything goes.
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Karin, STOP WORRYING! The publishing goddess loves you!
I might be able to think of a book title–but a log line is too much for me today. I’m putting my creativity into my own writing. I hope.
Here’s a title: Girls Do It Too
by Edie Ramer September 1st, 2006 at 6:51 amOkay Edie give, how do you make twisted / evil smilie face. HOW HOW????
Karin, I live with the total opposit of Tony Stewart, Jr. I swear my husband should have a walker when he drives and he’s only 54. Living in a small town, I believe, it should be state mandated that he can’t drive in metro conditions. Apparently I am in the minority on that thought for their is no law to stop him.
Cosmo, that my girl is a coup. Way to go.
Still thinking the title thingie.
by Cele September 1st, 2006 at 7:36 amKarin! Congratulations on the Cosco excerpt! That’s fabulous news! I’m thrilled for you.
I’ll work on a title and log line..
by Jen September 1st, 2006 at 7:47 amEdie, the worrying NEVER stops! GIRLS DO IT TOO. I like. What exactly do they do too?
by Karin September 1st, 2006 at 7:54 amCele, loved the walker comment, I got a visual and am cleaning the coffee off my keyboard. Maybe we could switch for just a day. I promise you, you’ll want that walker back.
Hey, Jen, Thanks for the congrats, and don’t worry about the title. Your brain can have today off.
Two lane’s merging into one. Tanker truck and SUV in the #2 or right hand lane. We’re in the #1 lane at passing speed with time and distance to complete the pass before the lane ends. SUV suddenly and without signal changes lanes directly in front of us. Slam on the brakes and we rear-end SUV. Manuver right and we rear-end tanker or go off the road. Manuver left with no on coming traffic and accelerate and we fly by both with time enough to blow the horn and flip off SUV driver. I went left. You must be aware of your surroundings, always know your escape and be willing to execute.
And I’m a much bigger fan of Jeff Gordan…
Twilight Rider – a woman continually repeats a car ride until she conquers her backseat paranoia…
by Hubby September 1st, 2006 at 8:07 amI think it’s Gordon with an o. I like him better too, but Tony Stewart is always taking someone out, because he’s *CRAZY*!!!
by Karin September 1st, 2006 at 8:16 amand btw (picture me sitting at my laptop, my back straight, my nose slightly pointed toward the ceiling and my lips persed) TWILIGHT RIDER doesn’t sound like any book I’d like to read. Pfft!
Again, woohoo on the COSMO thing
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How about: Getting to Grips – sure, she can mud wrestle with the best of them, but can she hold on to the sexiest thing to come her way?
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by Michelle Diener September 1st, 2006 at 8:27 amKarin, so thrilled about COSMO!!!! I’ve told everyone I know. Now, there won’t be any left on the newsstands. LOL
Karma Slingshot: Watch out! It’ll bite you on the butt.
by Amanda September 1st, 2006 at 9:04 amMethinks, Michelle, you have a naughty little minx running around in you somewhere.
by Karin September 1st, 2006 at 10:29 amAmanda, KARMA SLINGSHOT. I like it!
Karin, wonderful news on Cosmo! Man, that rocks. And I totally hear you on the worrying; I don’t think it ever stops. But surely your editor will jump all over that and get with the pub to do a bigger print run.
As for the driving, I have to admit I’m a lot more like hubby. My dad was a truck driver, won a big national contest, and taught me to drive. I tend to drive fast and maneuver around people when I have to.
by toni mcgee causey September 1st, 2006 at 10:44 amGary didn’t freak me out driving back from Reno, Karin. Or at the book signings. Maybe he can teach me to drive better
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by Allison September 1st, 2006 at 11:45 amHey, Allison! He was playing nice that day. And whose side are you on anyway?
by Karin September 1st, 2006 at 12:09 pmToni, before we gave the Suburban to number one son, I used to drive it like it was a tank. Get out of my way or get run over. Allison and I made it through the Sierras last year in record time.
But since I have to drive my car now, which has 389 horses under the hood, *and* a super charged engine, I’m like Cele’s hubby. I use a walker. Although, I have been known to on occasion to give it some gas. My kids hate driving with me, coz I go too slow.
Cele, this only works on WordPress, but for the smiling devil, you type the word *twisted* between two colons (and without the astericks, but you knew that). You can do the same thing with the words: wicked, mrgreen, cool, grin, lol, wink, oops, blush, and a few more I never use.
I’ll try to think up a logline for GDIT. I see Michelle’s got a good one and I’m feeling competitive.
by Edie Ramer September 1st, 2006 at 12:44 pmKaren, the Cosmo deal is THE COOLEST!!! Quit worrying (she says as she pulls the last hair out of her head). This business is crazymaking.
Also, you are DATING yourself with the E-ticket ride thing!!!! *twisted* Checking out the devil thingie……
by Natalie September 1st, 2006 at 12:57 pmTrying again. I can’t read. Apparently, I are not smart.
by Natalie September 1st, 2006 at 12:58 pmMy then-boyfriend taught me to drive at the Antioch Speedway. Hubby says I hug the curves too much. Duh! I’m trying to be Jeff Gordon.
by Amanda September 1st, 2006 at 1:03 pmEdie
Nat you are not dumb. I said E ticket for effect. I heard the term not too long ago, and had to ask what it meant.
by Karin September 1st, 2006 at 1:03 pmAmanda, tell hubby he takes te turns too wide! :wicked:
by Karin September 1st, 2006 at 1:05 pmNatalie, you must be a skimmer, like me.
I’ve got a title and logline for either a series or a book of related novellas: Girl band members play hard, rock hard, and love hard, proving GIRLS DO IT TOO.
Here’s my alternative logline: Girl rockers play their instruments and the game of love, proving GIRLS DO IT TOO.
by Edie Ramer September 1st, 2006 at 1:08 pmEdie Rocks! Thank you. Those icons were driving me crazy, I’d been trying, reading sources, anything to figure it out. Thank you. :blush:
Usually I can think of titles. But until I read what Edie wrote “I drew a blank” with would be a good title for any of my books.
Size matters: They maybe girls, but the play their instruments hard, and their men harder.
by Cele September 1st, 2006 at 4:25 pmI guess I should blush here right?
I must be icon challenged.
I remember hearing a conversation with a long forgotten driver (Gerry Grant?) decades ago – and yes I well remember E tickets – he said break into the corner accelerate out. Rules to drive by.
by Cele September 1st, 2006 at 4:27 pmI knew what an E ticket was. And I’m younger than Karin.
And I’m ALWAYS on your side
by Allison September 1st, 2006 at 4:49 pmCele, I don’t know why blush didn’t work. It’s actually one I’ve never tried before. LOL. Your logline made me laugh.
by Edie Ramer September 1st, 2006 at 6:31 pmKarin,
You could always rent your hubby out as a carnival ride, to make a bit extra cash.. . I’m speaking of his driving skills of course.
How about the The Last of the Mohicans …. it was a sad day on planet earth when the last member of the grunge movement shaved his head. . .
by Theresa September 1st, 2006 at 7:13 pmCele, I wish there was a blush smiley, but it’s an *oops* one, which is why blush doesn’t work. I’ll use the oops now.
by Edie Ramer September 1st, 2006 at 7:41 pmKarin congrats again!
How sad, I can’t think of any titles. Blame it on the yard work.
by Cece September 2nd, 2006 at 7:19 amAh, so it;s oops not blush. Gotcha.
by Karin September 2nd, 2006 at 4:14 pmLaDonna ‘er ah Mimi, slow down!
Edie, LaDonna and Theresa, good titles and logs.
I just might rent hubby out, Theresa, see what I can get for him.