Eden's Rat Partial to Agent!

I posted my query and first few pages on YALITCHAT a while back, and an agent asked to see a partial manuscript! I am excited, even though odds are it will be rejected. The agency deals more with other genres than Fantasy. But I am simply happy to be in the running for one of the few slots open.

It's a start, a morale-booster.

Freelance Jobs

Been looking into freelance job sites recently, Guru and IFreeLance.com. Looks interesting. I'd love to get into editing and proofreading for pay. Currently I do proofing for free for selected people.

It's fun, in a strange way. Some people do puzzles or memorize sports trivia. I like to wrestle with the intricacies of sentence structure, grammar and word choice.

July Jobs

Got a lot done in July, renovated my bathroom, which turned out to be a bigger task than I had thought. Sanded, primed, sanded again, put on a top-coat, was dissatisfied, sanded again, painted again.

It looks pretty good, and a lot better than before. The previous owner (a bank) had simply painted over the cracks and loose paint, so it looked like crap.

Still have to get the bathtub faucet to stop leaking behind the spout. I am about ready to call a plumber. I hate that, this should be a really easy fix, but it just isn't going. I can not stop that little drip, and it leaks behind the wall and down onto the ceiling of the room below.

Also refinished three tables. Two are solid cherry, and they look great. I took off the old, ugly, heavy varnish, sanded and finished with pure linseed oil. Why anyone would use varnish or any thick, colored finish on cherry I can not imagine.