Originally posted by Irene D.: I just finished reading my 24 year old daughter's fantasy novel! She's been writing forever and feeling like nothing's ever been good enough to submit to a publisher so that all she does is edit and re-edit and never send anything away.
I told her that all I wanted for Christmas was a manuscript that she would be willing to send off. (And I told her if she didn't give me that gift at Christmas, then she obviously didn't love me. ) (Guilt, the great motivator!)
Then when she gave it to me Christmas day, I procrastinated about reading it. I was nervous that I would hate it or only tolerate it and then what would I do!
Well, I read it and had to force myself to put it down to go to work or sleep or do anything else. It was absolutely awesome! Last Tuesday, we shipped it to Daw Books so now we wait and see what happens next.
Irene otherwise known as Proud Mama!
Good luck!
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." "How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
) (Guilt, the great motivator!) 
Last Tuesday, we shipped it to Daw Books so now we wait and see what happens next. 
