More sale.

Nov. 22nd, 2005 04:10 pm
mrissa: (writing everywhere)
[personal profile] mrissa
I just sold "The Flask of Today" to Story Station, a children's webzine. Neat!

The title came from a misread of the phrase "flask of Tokay," so maybe the "celebrate in keeping with the title thing" is not a bad idea. Much more expensive than a pomegranate, though.

Good grief! success

Date: 2005-11-22 10:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angeyja.livejournal.com
Will it rub off do you think? And id so can you rub soem this way? What would you put in a flask of today if you were celebrating?

Oh, and much congratulations!!

Re: Good grief! success

Date: 2005-11-22 10:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angeyja.livejournal.com
*giggle* the id was just a typo..

Re: Good grief! success

Date: 2005-11-22 11:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mrissa.livejournal.com
I think this is one that may be your kind of story, A. But if I was celebrating with something in a flask? Gosh, I don't even know. I'm not much for flask-type liquors. I am a fan of wine or girly drinks instead.

Re: Good grief! success

Date: 2005-11-23 12:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] alecaustin.livejournal.com
I may be misinformed, but I believe that Tokay is actually a desert wine of some kind.

Congratulations on the sale.

Re: Good grief! success

Date: 2005-11-23 12:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jawajames.livejournal.com
correct.. Tokay (also spelled Tokaji) is a Hungarian dessert wine. it's really really sweet.

Re: Good grief! success

Date: 2005-11-23 03:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] timprov.livejournal.com
But, Phillip Pullman aside, does not actually come in flasks.

Re: Good grief! success

Date: 2005-11-23 03:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] alecaustin.livejournal.com
I think Pullman had it in a decanter, actually. But hey, "Flask of Today" is a perfectly fine title, and the story's been sold, right?

Re: Good grief! success

Date: 2005-11-23 04:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mrissa.livejournal.com
You're right, it was decanter, but I was turning it over in my brain and didn't get even the wrong version written down right.

Re: Good grief! success

Date: 2005-11-24 04:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angeyja.livejournal.com
Yes? I will very much look forward to reading it then.

Back in the day, many many, many days ago, I was a Stoli gimlet girl. Now, I am a very lightweight old girl and if I carry a flask (thermos)it would be hot coffee, or cider or cocoa, or soup.

I was intrigued by the idea of "tomorrow" and that may have been a little of your ladies of the mtn, a spelled drink.

What is a girly drink? :-)

Re: Good grief! success

Date: 2005-11-25 08:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mrissa.livejournal.com
A girly drink is something with lots of fruit or chocolate or something else sweet that does not taste of alcohol. It can be weak or strong -- some girly drinks (especially the kind with umbrellas) will knock "manly" drinks on their metaphorical butts. But they're still not supposed to be alcohol-tasting, mostly.

A cup of hot cocoa with Chambord in it, for example, is a girly drink.

Re: Good grief! success

Date: 2005-11-25 08:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angeyja.livejournal.com
Cute picture!

OK then, like Bailey's in my coffee. Gotcha.

Also, I am being very cautious with the beverages just now until I get a better handle on how the silly morphing body is handling things. ;-)

Did you mention somewhere when the story is coming out?

Date: 2005-11-22 10:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] stillsostrange.livejournal.com
Woohoo!

*rubs Mrissa for luck*

Date: 2005-11-22 10:25 pm (UTC)

Date: 2005-11-22 10:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] poeticalpanther.livejournal.com
Congratulations!

Date: 2005-11-22 10:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] minnehaha.livejournal.com
A bottle can be cheap (http://www.wineshopnyc.com/sku32297.html).

But why stop there (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vineyard-in-Tokaj-Hungary-for-sale-Great-investment_W0QQitemZ4415376708QQcategoryZ1607QQcmdZViewItem)?

B

Date: 2005-11-23 03:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] timprov.livejournal.com
Why do you tell us about these things only after the auction has ended?

Date: 2005-11-23 03:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] minnehaha.livejournal.com
I didn't know you were interested. The wine boards were all buzzing about it.

B

Date: 2005-11-22 10:37 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] gwyneira.livejournal.com
Woot, and congrats!

Date: 2005-11-22 10:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rachelmanija.livejournal.com
Congratulations! I love the title.

Date: 2005-11-22 11:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] greykev.livejournal.com
yay sale!!

Date: 2005-11-22 11:24 pm (UTC)

Date: 2005-11-22 11:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] athenais.livejournal.com
How cool!

Date: 2005-11-22 11:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] stillnotbored.livejournal.com
Yay yay! That is very cool. ::sprinkles Marissa in fairy dust so she sparkles::

Date: 2005-11-22 11:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mrissa.livejournal.com
I am sparkly! Yay!

Date: 2005-11-22 11:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] desayunoencama.livejournal.com
Mazel tov again!
:-)

Date: 2005-11-23 12:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mkille.livejournal.com
Congratulations again!

Date: 2005-11-23 12:33 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] mmerriam.livejournal.com
Congrats on another great sale!

Date: 2005-11-23 01:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dsgood.livejournal.com
Congratulations!!

I haven't been able to find a story to fit the reado "Castle of Liver" (for Castle of Lir, or "Illustrated Horsewhips" (Illuminated Manuscripts.) Or a way to use Reincarnation Roman Catholic Church.

When the Chinese dinosaurs were at the Minnesota Museum of Science, the person I was with suggested we get something to eat and said "They have terrible coffee." I turned up my hearing aid, but it was another couple of tries before I realized she was saying "Caribou Coffee." And I did use a place called Terrible Coffee in a story. (Not that far-fetched; Minneapolis now has A Bad Waitress Cafe.)

And in another story, I had the Owl Garden.

Date: 2005-11-23 01:56 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] dendrophilous.livejournal.com
Congratulations!

Date: 2005-11-23 02:11 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] beth-bernobich.livejournal.com
Hooray!

::throws many cats into the air::

::er, that should read *hats* into the air::

Date: 2005-11-23 03:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mrissa.livejournal.com
I wouldn't think that flying kitties would be much like dancing rodents.

Date: 2005-11-23 02:14 am (UTC)
ellarien: painted lady butterfly (butterfly)
From: [personal profile] ellarien
Congratulations!

Date: 2005-11-23 03:35 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] ckd
Congratulations!

Date: 2005-11-23 03:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jmeadows.livejournal.com
WOO HOO!!!

Date: 2005-11-23 01:29 pm (UTC)

Date: 2005-11-23 04:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] skylarker.livejournal.com
Congrats!

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