Warning: Some Violence and Much Strong Language.SHE WROTE: Okay, Okay, I Skipped Some Stuff
So I do a cheerful, chirpy post and then Bob outs us.
Actually everything I said was true. I just skipped over the parts where things got bumpy. Again. Basically, don't try this at home and don't try it on the road, either. My keynote sucked, we got so exasperated with each other that we ended up e-mailing each other in the same hotel again rather than work in the same room, we missed an interview and had to make it up on the phone and I was so tired I blathered while Bob held his head in his hands, and that's not even touching on the thing we spent all of today fighting about. One of his last e-mails to me today was, "I'm heading for the mountains with my .50 caliber Hawkins." Fortunately, I don't live in the mountains, but don't tell him that.
But good things really did happen. I loved seeing Gail and Tom and I got a great purse in the hotel gift shop and we met the nicest people at the conference and the hotel was gorgeous and the collaboration talk went really well--you should see Bob whip off that chick lit cover to show the camo underneath--and I came home to find that a pair of silver alligator earrings I ordered was here and they're great.
See? Always a silver lining. Or a silver alligator. Or two. Plus we're not fighting any more. I can tell because Bob sent me a "her and I" post. And I'm no longer being snippy. I sent him a perfectly civil post this afternoon, and got back, "Anger. That's good." So possibly I wasn't hiding my RAGE as much as I thought. But we fought it out, as usual, and now it's back to "Book done yet?" and "Yes, Shane has a fluffy little kitten named Bubbles ..."
Coming right up, South Carolina. We're going to be nicer to each other. And if not, there's always e-mail.
6 Comments:
Is Moot going to eat Bubbles eventually?
One thing that strikes me is that it is probably good you two did not try this earlier - you know back when you might have wimped out on each other instead of fighting it out. And you don't let it hurt if he calls your character ditzy or your plot point dumb (he would'nt do that would he?). I am quite SURE that the book(s) will be better because of it. Thanks again for the brain -- and blood -- but no tears, right?
Hey, it's a strong partnership if you can fight through the fun times... or something like that involving professionalism blah blah blah bleeding onto the page blah blah blah ROMANTIC ADVENTURE!
I received this email message which seems appropos:
"If a man speaks in a forest (with .50 caliber Hawkins)
where no woman can hear.
is he still wrong?"
Kick major butt Ms. Crusie!
oh, please... you kicked butt on your keynote - barefoot and all!
(Cheri aka "the photographer")
Gee, sometimes your collaboration sounds almost as much fun as being married. And you don't even get to have the sex. Then again, that may be the best part. : )
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