My tweets

• Sun, 13:27: Cheating to Win http://t.co/TfuldsiP via @sharethis
• Sun, 13:34: Florida’s voting fiasco http://t.co/aWFdKL0u via @maddow
• Sun, 15:22: RT @ChristyRidTram: Pennsylvania voters: YOU DO NOT NEED ID TO VOTE ignore the misleading ads and mailers. VOTE. YOU DO NOT NEED ID. P ...
• Sun, 15:25: RT @MikeHamernik: Insult to injury. Non-tropical Nor'easter to batter Atlantic coast, Northeast US Wed-Fri. http://t.co/M28wOcpf
• Sun, 15:52: The Xmas luxury car commercials have already started, in case you weren't sure what to get for that 1%er in your life
• Sun, 15:57: After Tuesday, my incoming emails are going to drop by at least 85%. #dontyoulovemeanymore
• Sun, 17:31: RT @OccupySandy: UHaul is offering free storage and moving services for stricken superstorm victims in the Northeast: Spread the word
• Sun, 17:32: RT @JohnFinnemore: Best bit of writing: finally forcing self to work on a problem hard enough to notice what your subconscious always kn ...
• Sun, 17:34: RT @MikeBloomberg: Resources from city agencies include shelter, emergency loans, mental health support, & small business support: h ...
• Sun, 17:41: Daily Kos: If you care about the economy, pay attention to Europe, and reelect President Obama http://t.co/NBXXCils via @dailykos

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Bid auction for Sandy Relief

My agent, Jenn Jackson, lives in the Northeast. That means that for the last few days, she has entertained a visitor named Sandy.

She lost power for a time, but now has it back. Her family, friends, and coworkers at DMLA made it through the onslaught. In appreciation for that and more…

…I’m going to auction a critique of a partial manuscript of a novel here on my blog. A partial manuscript will consist of up to 50 pages in standard manuscript format (approximately 12,500 words). In order to maximize benefit for the bidder, I’m going to limit this to the kinds of projects I represent, which includes both adult and YA fiction (not MG). (See my guidelines for more information.)

Here’s how to bid: Check the current high bid in the comments below and place a higher bid by leaving your name and bid amount in a new comment. At the end, I’ll notify the winner, and they should make an online donation in the amount of their bid to the American Red Cross for Disaster Relief. I’ll ask the winner to forward me a copy of their receipt for the donation and then we’ll arrange for delivery of the partial and discuss a timeline for my response.

Link is here. If you have an manuscript in the right genre (see above), this is the sort of offer you don’t see every day.

Auction runs until Monday, November 5th, 5pm Eastern Time.

Mirrored from Kristine Smith.

Monday

I can’t keep up with the changes over at Madame Agent’s critique auction for Sandy relief. We’re currently looking at the possibility of 4 critiques, with 4 folks donating $1500 each. Tune in tomorrow to see how it all shakes out.

King had a restless couple of hours this evening that I think was caused by an upset stomach. He seemed fine when I came home. I admit that I did give him a couple of biscuits, a new brand that might not have agreed with him. After a few minutes, the restlessness hit–he paced, drank water, and wanted to go outside. He went to the bathroom. He seemed anxious and a little clingy.

I had to give him his chemo tablets, so I did. I also gave him 10mg famotidine in case he had heartburn. I then fed him some chicken breast and rice. He remained restless for another half hour or so. Then he finally settled. He’s sleeping now.

I, on the other hand, am now the one feeling restless and edgy.

When I take King in for his next follow-up, I am going to ask about the best way to handle an upset stomach. I’d like to have something on hand to give him when it hits.

I hate when something like this happens now because I worry that it could snowball.

I need a cookie.

In other news, I just watched two minutes of STAR WARS–Episode 3. It was all I could take.

Mirrored from Kristine Smith.