Try Something New
So tonight I’m trying something new…I’m going to my first-ever round of speed-dating. I’m not really meeting many guys in other areas of my life, so I think, why not try something different? Will, the organizer, calls me up and asks me a little about myself. Somehow we get around to talking about the novel I’m working on and he says he’s an agent, and asks am I looking for representation?
I say sure, I’ve got 276 for the most part unedited pages and need some motivation to speed things up. He says he represents writers and is in contact with other people who represent writers so maybe we can find a fit, which makes me a little less apprehensive about going tonight. I mean, at least I know there will be an agent there.
A little later Will calls again and says I can bring a friend for free because someone cancelled and I tell him how I don’t have any single friends right now – they’re all hooked up with somebody. “Well that will probably change tonight,” he says. “The single women who come by themselves usually end up making friends with each other.” Another reason to go.
Next he explains to me that in addition to talking to the other women I’ll have a series of quick “dates” which last exactly eight minutes.
“Sounds great,” I say, and something inside of me lifts a little. It’s not that I have any expectations either way about how tonight will turn out that makes me excited, it’s the fact that I’m going to be trying something new and different. A fun, new step in a different direction today – tomorrow, who knows what might happen?
I say sure, I’ve got 276 for the most part unedited pages and need some motivation to speed things up. He says he represents writers and is in contact with other people who represent writers so maybe we can find a fit, which makes me a little less apprehensive about going tonight. I mean, at least I know there will be an agent there.
A little later Will calls again and says I can bring a friend for free because someone cancelled and I tell him how I don’t have any single friends right now – they’re all hooked up with somebody. “Well that will probably change tonight,” he says. “The single women who come by themselves usually end up making friends with each other.” Another reason to go.
Next he explains to me that in addition to talking to the other women I’ll have a series of quick “dates” which last exactly eight minutes.
“Sounds great,” I say, and something inside of me lifts a little. It’s not that I have any expectations either way about how tonight will turn out that makes me excited, it’s the fact that I’m going to be trying something new and different. A fun, new step in a different direction today – tomorrow, who knows what might happen?
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