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My agent had a baby, a little girl. Mom and daughter and dad, too: all doing very well.
I generally don't have the patience for traditional quilting, but I made an effort in this case. You can see the completed quilt; a detail (before actual quilting) and/or a close up (also before the quilting) here.
Or not.
That construction I mentioned in yesterday's post: pink-tinted nails? In half hour I found five examples in six novels, and they all have to do with color. I'm sure I've seen this construction about things other than color, but this is what I've got right now:
pink-tinted nails
wine-tinted fingertips
scarlet-painted mouth
This construction strikes me as terribly awkward and self conscious, even coy. You want to tell the reader what color something is? You've got two (reasonable) choices: straightforward
one pink nail tapped impatiently on the table top
his mouth was shockingly scarlet
metaphor
a nail as pink and sharp as a claw
a mouth like a slashed heart
If you run into examples of this construction, please do post them in the comments. If you write such constructions, I'd like to respectfully suggest that you rethink your approach.
If there aren't enough entries by mid November, I'll go ahead and draw a name. That person will get a box from me with various signed books, at least one unabridged audiobook, and other bits and pieces.
How does this sound? Email me with your thoughts: [email protected]