Well . . . I’m in the process of revising the manuscript. John Reed critiqued the manuscript and provided wonderful comments. He provided a line-by-line analysis of the manuscript as well as a nine page summary analysis. His comments were wonderfully specific. I would certainly recommend his services to all fiction writers. You can learn more about his services at the following address:
http://www.writerswelcome.com/
Tomorrow, Pam begins her first day of teaching. For her first semester, she’ll be teaching potential LPN students. I think she’s a bit nervous, but that seems perfectly normal. I remember my first time teaching. My God, was I horrible. I simply read from a lecture I’d put together. It was a disaster. Pam’s much more prepared than I was. She’s developed these beautifully elaborate PowerPoint slides. Her students are going to love her. I know she’s going to be a great teacher. She’s so sympathetic and genuinely kind. Lords knows we need more people like her in this profession 
A few days ago my wife, Pam, was offered a teaching position at Our lady of the Lake. I’m so happy for her. She’s been wanting a teaching job for years. The hosptial had simply become too stressful. She’ll be finished her Master’s in August. Hopefully, by then, I’ll get a book deal, and we’ll be able to move on to bigger and better things.
Well. . . it looks like I have an agent interested in representing Sons of God. Now comes the task of revising and re-developing those elements of the novel that need to be fleshed out. The process is so different, in comparison to poetry. Fiction seems to be much less subjective, in terms of what editors like and dislike. And unlike poetry, there’s an actual market for this kind of writing. It’s wonderful to write something that people (outside academia) might actually read. I’ve heard stories from fellow fictions writers concening six figure contracts and 60-city book tours, first class hotels, readings at Barnes and Noble, the whole bit.
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