Speechless in Cambridge

[la_marquise]

But not word-less...

deborahjross, who is a brilliant writer and a wonderful person who I admire hugely, just made me tear up by posting this. I can't begin to express how touched and honoured I am. And startled and embarrassed and all sorts of things. I look forward to her next post on this anthology, because it is fine and I am, in my own opinion, the weakest link therein.

And I realise I did a Bad Meme. It was all about words, really: there was no intention to check. That came with the phrasing. But I apologise anyway. Will do better in future.

Comments

[aliettedb.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that's so sweet! (and that's a fabulous excerpt, too)

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Deborah is amazing, she really is.
And thank you.

[mikaela-l.livejournal.com]

That was a lovely post. Oh, and Congrats on the award. I must have missed your post about it :).

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

thank you. (It was back in 2010.)

[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

What lovely things she says about you. All well-deserved, of course.

I ordered the anthology for my Nook, after I saw you and Sherwood both post about it, and I can't wait to read your story. The excerpt was astounding.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Thank you!
The stories in it are just amazing. I'm very honoured to be in it.

[themis1.livejournal.com]

Well deserved - after all, you were charming and articulate when you were 14 (and probably never realised it, the same way I never realised anybody saw me as glamorous - !!)

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

You are very kind. I recall myself as very awkward!

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

That's a very tempting taste of story. And I love the idea of commissioning the story and feeling you've helped to inspire it, and then having it give you the word for the anthology title - a pleasingly virtuous circle.

As for the meme, I saw it and ignored it - no harm done in this quarter.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

I was so chuffed when she told me my story had inspired the title.

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Deborah's words were sooo, so true!

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

You are very, very kind.

[branna.livejournal.com]

That excerpt is glorious and has just bumped the anthology several rungs up my to-read list.

I was sucked in by the same meme, for exactly the same reason.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

The other stories in it are fabulous.

[athenais.livejournal.com]

How marvelous, both the excerpt and the explanation of how much she loved your work. I can't wait to read the anthology and your story.

I didn't think the meme was out of line. I was cross that people gave you grief about it.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Oh, stuff will happen on the internets. I cope. But thank you.

[fireun.livejournal.com]

She speaks truth :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Thank you. ;_)

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the well-deserved recognition. Though I couldn't help laughing at the similarities, as someone who also had loved your first book and and thought "I wonder if she'd like to write a short story..."

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

:-)
Thank you!