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I write Young Adult and Middle Grade fiction. I'm a married mom of four, and live in the beautiful Okanagan Valley, famous for beaches and vineyards. I'm fond of Lindt's sea salt dark chocolate and hiking in good weather. My Young Adult rom/com time-travel CLOCKWISE series and contemporary/otherworldly Middle Grade IT'S A LITTLE HAYWIRE are now available on Amazon.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Just In the Nick of Time

And I'm talking about the game. Vancouver beats Boston 1/0, scoring with just 18.5 seconds left to play.

I sit in a unique position. I've lived in Vancouver and Boston. I live in Canada but was born in the USA. I have duel citizenship. Who to root for?

Well, here's where I confess I didn't even watch the game. But my kids did and I heard them cheer. Since we live in BC and all my kids were born here, safe to say, they're cheering for Vancouver. So I will too.

Yay, Canucks!



So, imagine scoring just seconds before the game ends? Nothing like coming through at the eleventh hour. That's what it feels like when you're pursuing publication sometimes. At least it's that way for me.  I've taken a lot of shots. When will I score? I must be at the end of the third period by now?

Anyone else feel that way?

Anyway, that's my brilliant way of connecting the Stanley Cup playoffs to writing.
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Posted by Elle Strauss at 3:30 AM
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8 comments:

  1. I think that was a pretty good connection, especially while jetlagged. I don't know when I'm going to score. Right now I feel like I'm just in the practice round!

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  2. I loved the Bruins growing up- from MA originally, but am now a St.Louis Blues fan... sadly they have not been competitive for a while. :(

    Co-incidentally I was talking to my dear friend Judi, aka "The Manners Lady" last night from Vancouver... so it's a toss up for me too!

    I love the "coming through in the eleventh hour analogy".

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  3. LOL! Good connection! I do feel like that, often. The main difference is, in publishing often it doesn't matter how good you are (or your book). It's all about fitting into what they want for their list at the time. Which is far more frustrating than not winning because the other team was just better.

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  5. Sounds like a good analogy to me but if that is the comparison then I'm still on the bench. :)
    Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow

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  6. Yay for Vancouver! I used to love watching the Stanley Cup. No-one ever talks about it in England, though, so I've kind of forgot it was on. Thanks for the slice of home. :)

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