aag

Perhaps, that someone should write a sexy novel? Incorporating much sex?

Perhaps, that someone can write said novel, between bouts of having sex; or, as an alternative, on the back of the grocery list?

Not sure, ‘cuz I well remember your days schedule- but what a great compliment to you!

i think u should write a memoir about u and matthew.

but you should definitely keep it about something you’re passionate about, whether fiction or not….
it’s entirely up to you.

Good luck deciding, on both counts, if you do in fact decide to write a novel. Whether you do it or not, how exciting just to get the offer, right? Yayy you!

well, open up a window and stare at it… then put it in the back of your head and give your brain a week or two to see if anything pops out.

then tell her

or tell her you’ll see what you can do and get back to her ;>

what an awesome compliment

I’m sitting here feeling very smug because I distinctly remember saying AGES ago that I thought that you should consider writing professionally :o)

I’m convinced that you could write best-selling erotic fiction, but for starters why not go for a compilation of your blog postings, illustrated with your flower photos? Assuming that was a success you could turn your thoughts to fiction.

That also means that you could take a year or so to mull over what you’ll write, which’d give your little ones time to be a little more independent.

But whatever you publish I’ll buy it - promise :o)

Don’t want to rain on the parade but beware of a scam. Check this person out carefully.

You are a wonderful, emotional. erotic. realistic writer. Some ‘literary agents’ try and get YOU to pay the freight.

We all love you so beware.

Well, I think that what draws your readers is what you should write about. You could fictionalize it but I think a treatment of what it is like to have needs sexually, how you go about juggling responsibilites of motherhood and those things is interesting.

Its what I like about your blog, and others like Dirty Filthy Princess. Its what the very few that have given us any feedback have told us. (I wonder if they will feel the same way if they ar checking back after our hints of a night of felatio form earlier in the day ended up being a post about why that didnt happen and the details on a vomiting child? ~smirk~)

I think tha blogs in general are a pretty hot property when they are real and interesting. The Sex in The City guy is doing a rip-off of College Call Girl’s blog as we speak.

We wondered about that sort of thing when we had an hour and a half visitor from an ISP straight out of 21st Century Fox’s office. We think its was a horny employee on a long lunch, but who knows. I do know that tv an movies has been insipid and unrealistic for years. I have no sympathy with the writers strike, they write crap, they should starve like the rest of us.

Anything! you can write about anything and it will be good…..

I’ve known several people who’ve written books and all of them would tell you they didn’t have time either. Writing a novel is something you do because you have to instead of because you want to. It requires a big commitment, but if you’re sure you want it you somehow make it work.

As for what to write, every writer will tell you the same thing…write about what you know.

I’m not sure this is helpful, but I’m only a writer, so what do you expect?

Sorry, I should have written in the entry that she is legit. I checked her out. :)

your success here bears out the old saw of writing what you know, write about what makes you feel inspired, passionate.

there’s always time for passion.

write a novel about groceries. 2 birds. job done.

Sorry to hijack this Comments section, but…

“I have no sympathy with the writers strike, they write crap, they should starve like the rest of us.”

LMAO

Probably the most ill-informed comment I’ve heard on this topic in… Well, in ‘forever’.

Who’s to blame, then? For this ‘crap’? Try the producers. Try the studios. Better yet…blame the consumer. THEY’RE the ones who, in the end, determine what level of quality product gets made.

John Knowles wrote A Separate Peace 600 words a day. That’s two pages.

Graham Greene wrote on about the same schedule.

Two pages a day=two substantial books in a year.

What you write about here would make a fantastic novel. You’ve got a beginning, an ongoing middle, you’d just need to fantasize an end. You have wonderful fantasies so that shouldn’t be hard.

btw, LOVE the new masthead picture!

Thanks, Nitebyrd. It’s from my backyard.

Hi AAG,

As someone who has written a book published by a real press, I can tell you that it is a long, lonely journey. A blog — you have constant companionship, and people telling you how great you are.

Not so much with a book.

That doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t do it– or take it. You should. But you really do have to write every day. Every. Day.

Best of luck, and I’ll be honored to be a draft reader!

XOXO

Chuck

I am unsurprised that you’ve been approached, a number of my favorite bloggers have ended up with book deals over the years. If anyone deserves to be in those ranks it’s you, I love your writing style sooo much.

As to what to write about, hmm. You could always write your own story, complete with envisioning whatever your own fairytale ending is… maybe that’d manifest the destiny you actually do want? I imagine with you it wouldn’t be a saccharine sweet ending even if it WAS exactly what you wanted, and thus would remain good reading. :)

Funny…the ending is already done…

:)

funny i wrote a want ad in my blog a while back and get this, mr. big fits it to a T. even the funny bits…

How you write a novel is that you write a little bit every day. Do you think you could find the time to write 1,000 words a day? If you can you’ve got the first draft of a standard 80,000 word novel in less than three months.

It is possible that the agent already has a genre in mind for you, and that she has a specific direction in which she wants you to go with your writing. It’s definitely worth a further conversation (or two, or three) to explore the possibilities.

Congratulations on the opportunity, even if it turns out not to be right for you at this time. What a wonderful compliment, too.

I suggest reading Diablo Cody’s book as well as her blog. It has a wit and intellect similiar to yours. Plus it talks about life and sexuality.

Just a humble suggestion

Who reads books anymore anyways, shoot a movie.

Heh, I already write a little bit every day. I already write *a lot* every day. My concern is for finding time to write more.

And yes, we’ve conversed already a couple of times.

:)

You guys are awesome.

AAG,
A novel based on your life, showing the caring mom who can also have a great and wild sex life after kids.
Pete

You could give Mills and Boon a run for their money. :)

You will never know unless you try. Write one for yourself…a little at a time…then, maybe you can find a way to publish it…Some have suggested that I write one… I’ve been working on it…it sits on my hard drive, I add to it…it satisfies me…maybe it will be published…maybe not…Try! See how it goes. You surely have the talent.

I had a conversation earlier on this year with a blogger who was contemplating making the leap from ’sex-blogger’ to ‘novelist’. Because she had an itch she wanted to scratch, because she wanted to think of herself as being capable of more than just writing about sex in a blog, because she had long-harboured literary aspirations.

My bottom-line was that anyone who is considering ‘writing a novel’ (I use this term instead of ‘becoming a writer’, because of the misplaced benevolence of ‘If you write, you’re a writer!’) is that to bring anything worth the time and effort required, you have to feel a compulsion. You have to feel that “[Writing is] the only thing that, when I’m doing it, I don’t feel I should really be doing something else.”

I may as well add this as well: writing short fiction is not the same as writing a novel. Writing erotic/sex-based material is not the same as writing either short fiction or novels. Writing a novel, as well as inarguably being an expression of arrogance on varying levels, is the result of wanting to tell a story. To be a storyteller over 300 pages.

Does that notion appeal to you? Does it intimidate you? Does it make you want to sit down and write?

Looking forward to hearing more as you consider this agent’s enquiry.

I have no idea, aag, but I do know this: you are damn lucky to get that call, and you should FIND a way to do this if indeed you do have that novel in you. (We all think you do.)

I’ve been lurking here for a long time and I’m commenting now because this couldn’t have happened to a better blogger. You’re a compelling writer. You already have lots to write about. I don’t think it’ll be so much finding something to write about, just finding the time to do it.

Thank you, Empress. I appreciate it.

:)

Who knows. You just might be the next Diablo Cody.

Chuck, Pete and Probitionate are making the most important points for you. While I only dabbled in fiction, I’ve written over 30 non-fiction books for a very narrow market.

I add that you have already started writing your novel. The blog is material for it; whether as-is or reworked contains the seeds. Your page is most definitely not blank.

There are not that many books by women who are mothers and as sexually wild and honest as you. Being young, this also connotes more to come which could cultivate the kind of readership publisher’s kill for.

Every sentence that you have written, every thought you have had is the seed for much more. They can spawn even more ideas, observations and realizations.

There is something about your writing that reminds me of Henry Miller (Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, and others). His female counterpart you need to read too - Anais Nin (A Spy in the House of Love).

What you have written is more like an imaginative advice/experience column. Whether you have it in you to weave High Literature into what you do is another matter and that can’t be answered until you try.

Others will disagree, but I’ll even say you have not quite found your voice yet in your writing. It’s incomplete. As tough as it is, as you open yourself up to more experiences, different perspectives, other things will resonate with you and you will find there are times when what you write is more like music. Then you have your voice.

Henry Miller, for example, sometimes writes with such passion, it’s like watching a box of fireworks explode.

Congratulations and good luck! But Jesus, be careful. You are a very hot property and you don’t want to get locked into some sort of binding contract that diminishes your rights or flexibility, now or ever. (John Fahey’s recording contract is a counterexample.)

DO IT! DO IT!! DO IT!!!!

This is the Universe giving you the opportunity that belongs to you, is perfect for you, is your destiny.

Just politely say, “thank you”, and take it!!

It’s easy. You can do it. Add up the sum total of words in your blog. There’s a novel. You did it a few paragraphs at a time, in between taking care of babies and fucking and masturbating and getting divorced, for chrissakes.

You can do it. You will do it. You must do it. You are already doing it! Soon you will be done with your first novel.

Enjoy.

Correct me if am wrong, but I assume that you do not want to take a sabbatical from this blog. Why? Because you worked very hard at building your brand and readership. The same for your reviews of web sites (Jane’s Guide) and sex toys (Edens). That means that you must reduce the amount of time allocable to the children, sex or sleep. You’re not getting enough sleep as it is, so let’s skip self-induced insomnia. You went several years without regular sex and that didn’t suit you either. I’m not suggesting that you spend less time with your children, only that you spend less time performing chores or errand for your children. That means some sort of financial advance is needed, either from a publisher or from the Bank of Mom and Dad so that you can hire someone to help you care for the children for a few hours each day. You could try this arrangement until you have a sufficient amount written for an agent to present to a publisher, and see how favorably the draft is received.

If you are wary of incurring more debt to BofMD, consider writing a novel in the form of blog entries, interspersed with whatever your creative mind desires. If the traditional novel does not work out, you can publish the entries as a serial novel on a companion blog which could be very appealing to advertisers. You may generate enough revenue to pay down the advance from BofMD.

And by all means, aag, do it.

I don’t think it would be THAT much work for you doll - just put together a collection of your posts like The Girl did! ^_^

Especially given your situation (a lack of time) I’d suggest something that you would really enjoy and look forward to writing about–if it seems like yet another chore, it’ll never get done. That would be a damn shame, seeing as you’re great writer. I always look forward to your posts, and I always finish reading your blog with a combination of satisfaction and a desire to hear more. :)

Best of luck with it!

(BTW, I am a longtime lurker–I love your blog and figured I should tell you. You really do some wonderful work here. Thanks so much for sharing it.)

I don’t know what to tell you about finding time, but if you do write a book, I know whatever you write will be awesome, and I will read it voraciously!!

Amber, you are such a sweetheart. I’ll make sure to write a WHOLE CHAPTER on buttsex just for you, ok?

:)

I say this with love and affection: You write a novel because you love the story like an affair. You are willing to stay up late, sneak around on your family, blow off your dying relatives and skip meals because you love that damn novel so much that you want to spend every waking moment with it.

If you don’t have a story burning a hole in your head, then writing a novel is a lot like being in a loveless marriage and hell, who needs more of that?

Congratulations on the interest though :)