”You can tell I left here in a hurry last night,” she thought to herself as she attempted to clean up the mess on her desk.
“At least I took my laptop out of the filth,” she thought as she wondered why she had put a liquor bottle on her desk. She must have really been desperate.
She was on the third draft of her third novel. It had been a late night. The door swung open and there stood her agent.
”I have news,” he cried. “Your second novel has just been accepted by the publisher.”
She fainted.
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Thanks to Rochelle Wisoff for the prompt and Yvette Prior for the photo!
The Write Scribe 
A woman can dream…
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Was it surprise or shock?
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Both!
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Ah, the writer’s life, waiting, waiting … and then unable to believe it. Great piece.
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Ha, excellent, all the hard work has paid off for her 🙂
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Wow!
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Oh, but what a price to pay! Nicely done, Rosemary. 🙂
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That sort of news is usually handled by phone.
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Come on, James. It was just a little fun!
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A dream come true! Lovely story, a fantasy for many, reality for a few.
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Writing is like that, though, isn’t it? All-consuming until it’s as you like it, and only then can you leave it. I’m not surprised she fainted!
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I loved your take, and nice to see a writer’s desk. I would love to see your desk. Mine not so clean, right now 😉
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You don’t want to see MY desk! Books and papers piled sky high. Otherwise, it looks like the desk in the photo w/o the liquor bottle. 🙂
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There are times you need to pretend you’re out.
I’ve been grappling with my desk which has been suffering from writer’s brain. I do a lot of research and have multiple investigations running simultaneously. I even found one of my dog’s sticks in the pile.
Best wishes,
Rowena
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Everyone’s different. If my desk gets too cluttered, I can’t write. Gotta clean it up 🙂
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Hopefully she gets paid well. Author’s earnings are not what one might expect.
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In my world the first novel being published is still just the stuff of dreams but I must say I like the idea (!) and I can understand domestic tasks being neglected when the writing’s going well.
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I hope when she comes to, she invites the agent to join her in a drink from that bottle. time to celebrate!
(Ive been watching too many mystery and costume dramas. But Whenever a woman faints in one of those, she’s always pregnant!)
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That is good news, after all these cigarettes and alcohol.
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This particular character pays a high price for her dream of becoming a writer, as many have done over the years. Great story.
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its the dream ticket!!
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Hooray – now to buy a new coffee table!
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Well, not with the advance, obviously, when the commission starts rolling in two years down the line!
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Lots of emotions hitting her all at once, no wonder she fainted! When she comes to, she can celebrate.
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