When Your Agent Asks You For Revisions

— February 10, 2012 (11 comments)
To me, writing a novel -- trying to make a dozen characters and themes and motivations and goals all fit together in one comprehensible mass -- feels like trying to solve a Rubik's Cube.


It takes years, but then one day I'm all, "Holy crap, I did it, guys! I finished the cube!"


Even better, I show it off to agents, and one of them says, "That's a great looking cube. Can I represent you?" And, well, you know how that goes.


Then my agent says, "Now before I can submit this to publishers, I want you to try and put these pieces in, too."


And I'm all:




Stupid Rubik's Cube.

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11 comments:

  1. RuthFebruary 10, 2012 at 7:16:00 PM GMT+7

    Yes. This. A thousand times this.

    But you'll do it. And so will I : D

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  2. Susan Kaye QuinnFebruary 10, 2012 at 8:26:00 PM GMT+7

    LOL! I'm glad the flamethrower was just for the cube. And I'm sure you can stitch it back together. #havefaith

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  3. vic caswell February 10, 2012 at 9:29:00 PM GMT+7

    HAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!
    *sigh*
    best of luck to you. :)

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  4. Nancy ThompsonFebruary 10, 2012 at 11:58:00 PM GMT+7

    1. That was very funny!
    2. There you go scaring the crap outta me again.
    3. I know you can do it!

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  5. Matthew MacNishFebruary 11, 2012 at 12:00:00 AM GMT+7

    Great analogy. My only problem is how do you fit more cubes in when physics only allows 9 per side before it becomes a dodecahedron?

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  6. Victoria DixonFebruary 11, 2012 at 12:18:00 AM GMT+7

    I so love this. I'm sharing it with friends. Thanks!

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  7. Myrna FosterFebruary 11, 2012 at 1:27:00 AM GMT+7

    Is that a gun or a flame thrower? I want one. :o)

    If you need a place for controlled blasts, my inbox is pretty self-contained.

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  8. S.P. BowersFebruary 11, 2012 at 2:26:00 AM GMT+7

    Uh..... is it a bad thing if I never figured out how to solve a rubik's cube?

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  9. Steve MCFebruary 11, 2012 at 4:16:00 AM GMT+7

    That's definitely a conundrum.

    But far better to be asked to put something in than take something out. Like the pirates.

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  10. Angela BrownFebruary 12, 2012 at 3:59:00 AM GMT+7

    And now I shall sit down to look at my Rubiks cube with it's blocks of colors all mixed up and incomplete with a whole new perspective :-)

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  11. Deniz BevanFebruary 12, 2012 at 4:19:00 AM GMT+7

    Balky! Oh my, wherever did you find that .gif?

    Good luck with those revisions...

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