SNIPPETS (from fiction)

From time to time, and if timely (there was an article today in the New York Times about apologies – which really aren’t very good apologies – from famous people), I’ll put out a bit from one of the Pride’s Children novels as a commentary.

The best-selling writer responds to her agent’s overstepping: The apology – from the best-selling writer to her agent (six months later): A proper apology

It has a number of features, one of which is to NOT try to evade responsibility. Another is to think of the recipient. And, literally, not to make the situation WORSE!

Kary made a choice under pressure of exhaustion, to rein in her enthusiastic agent, to set boundaries for a new type of writing (this story is SF, her previous were American historical fiction), but she’s had six months to think about it. And has higher standards for herself.

She’s also had time to prepare – extemporaneous doesn’t work well for her, as she deals with chronic illness and exhaustion (the famous people cited in the article DID have enough time…).

This snippet is from Pride’s Children: NETHERWORLD.

Have you ever had to eat your words?

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