Copycat by Kimberla Lawson Roby

Author:Kimberla Lawson Roby
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2017-01-31T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Simone deepened her voice, trying to sound as though she were so ill that she needed to visit the emergency room. “It started last night,” she whispered to her boss in a groggy tone, “but I really thought I’d be much better this morning.”

“It’s not a problem,” Roger said. “You just take good care of yourself.”

Now she half moaned for full effect. “Thank you so much for understanding. I’m sure it’s just some sort of stomach flu, and it shouldn’t last too long.”

“I hope you feel better soon, and no worries.”

“Thank you, Roger.”

Simone hung up the phone and set it on her desk. She was sorry about lying to him, but last night she’d written and rewritten her query letter so many times, she’d begun seeing tiny black dots popping across her computer screen. Even now, she’d been up since five a.m., doing the same thing all over again. She was pretty sure the letter was fine, based on the dozens of samples she’d read online, but before she sent this on to Traci, she wanted it to be perfect. So she read the draft yet again, and did more minor editing.

There was one thing she didn’t understand, though. Both the literary agents Traci had given her the names of didn’t accept query letters longer than one page, and they only accepted the first five pages of the actual manuscript. To Simone, these criteria didn’t nearly allow a writer to fully explain her story or introduce herself as a person. Then, as far as the manuscript, how in the world could an agent or anyone else know whether a book was good or not without reading at least a full chapter? Simone knew both requirements were fairly standard, though, because she’d seen the web sites for a number of other agents who had similar guidelines. This was also the reason she had found herself spending hours writing her query letter, trying to figure out a way to trim it down.

Simone made a few more tweaks and then closed out of her Word software and went to Traci’s Facebook page. She read the five reader comments that had already been posted this morning and then pulled up Traci’s Twitter feed. The first thing she saw was Traci’s tweet from two hours ago. It quoted the scripture Philippians 4:13, and read, “‘I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.’ ~ (KJV).”

It wasn’t until now that Simone realized she hadn’t posted her own morning scripture, and she had to get better with remembering to do that. She needed to stay consistent—the same as Traci. She wasn’t sure what scripture to post, so she Googled “a great motivational scripture.” Then, when a number of web sites displayed, she clicked on the second one and saw John 6:47 from the King James Version: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.” She wasn’t sure why, but there was something about that particular scripture that she liked. Maybe because it offered a certain sense of hope.

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