by Barbara Poelle
So I recently did a juice cleanse and the 72 hours of sobriety were an absolute REVELATION.
Don’t worry, I won’t be doing THAT again.
But after the initial shock at realizing potato vodka doesn't actually qualify as a juice, I happened to look to my left and to my right and I realized there are some delightful people out there in publishing. Deeeelightful. Do you know them?
Sara Megibow: Sara has been with Nelson Literary since 2006 and is ACTIVELY looking for new clients. But better than that? This one time in Orlando at RWA she was reading a manuscript poolside and dangling her legs in, and for whatever reason I was in the pool- God, one hopes in appropriate bathing attire- and I swam up and had an entire conversation about trends in historical romance while hanging onto her legs like creeping lichen. It was the second time we had ever met. Uh, awesome.
Chuck Sambuchino: I know, I know, you have to be a cabbage to be exploring publishing and not know Chuck Sambuchino, but this guy is as congenial as he is helpful, and I am constantly and consistently referring hopeful authors his way to get the ABCs of burgeoning publishing careers and it is HIGH TIME I genuflected to the man for educating the masses. And also he is a huge fan of this band, so clearly he has taste. (Chuck? Your wish is granted: I so just told the world about the children’s CD. Somewhere in Connecticut, Lauren DeStefano’s head just exploded. And then she ordered 17 of them. )
Myra McEntire and Victoria Schwab You might know them as two of the organizers of the Do The Write Thing for Nashville flood relief auction, and this summer you'll know them for their fabulous debut novels. Myra's:a Southern-set timeslip YA romance called HOURGLASS, will be published in May by Egmont USA, and Victoria's: a darkly lyrical original fairy tale called THE NEAR WITCH, will be published in August by Disney-Hyperion. Get in on the ground floor and preorder both books. All the cool kids are doing it.
There. Now I'm off to do a keg stand.
And by keg stand, I mean a vegetable juice keg stand.
And by vegetable juice keg stand, I mean a potato juice keg stand.
And by potato juice keg stand I mean a potato vodka keg stand.
And by potato vodka keg stand, I mean just lie here with a bottle and kind of coo and purr.
