Lara Zielin

It has been almost a month since my last blog.

Uh, okay. Here’s wha hoppened. I went to NYC and went to the Backspace Conference. It was cool but not glittery and sparkly like I thought it would be. Too much on query letters. I know I can write a good query letter; it’s the good novels I have trouble with.

But what was good was my meeting with Susanna Einstein at LJK Literary. She gave me tremendous feedback on DONUT DAYS, which I’ve worked hard to implement. When I feel like it’s ready, I’ll send it back to her, which she asked me to do. That’s very encouraging. For now, however, it’s with two friends and I’m noodling on how to make it better every day.

Along with this post is a pic of me in Central Park on the Literary Walk. I thought that was appropriate. And there’s also a pic of my fiance, Rob, and my friend Colleen and me on the Subway, headed for some good eats near the financial district.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! It’s the best holiday of the year: all the good food, and none of the stress of gifts.