This week at TNG, we’ll be talking about fears. Enjoy the fright-fest.

So, my biggest fear? Failure and public humiliation. And spiders.

My agent calls last week to tell me my editor at Kensington wants to give me a three book deal. Do I jump up and down and scream? Nope. I was calm and collected, discussed contract details and percentages and sell-through.

I’m a professional, damn it.

And then an enormous red spider appears out of nowhere and charges me.

I screamed. I ran. I grabbed a shoe. I continued squealing high-pitched, little girl style as I pounded the spider into goo.

All while my agent was on the phone with me listening in.

My fear of spiders makes my fear of public humiliation come true. Thanks, Spidy! Hope you enjoy pestilent hades!

My agent listens to me spaz for about five minutes on my fear of things with too many legs. She sympathizes…but the conversation really comes down to my only worst fear not being realized is that of total failure. Thank gawd for book deals. They really perk up the self-esteem.

12 Responses to “I Screamed Like A Little Girl”

1. Ember Says:
   August 18th, 2008 at 6:25 am

   Wooohooo!! :happydance:
   That’s for the contract, not the spider. Next time happy dance on the spider and kill him with glee.
   Big congrats on the new contract!

2. Crystal Jordan Says:
   August 18th, 2008 at 9:38 am

   Thanks, Ember!

3. Jennifer McKenzie Says:
   August 18th, 2008 at 11:53 am

   Oh yeah. I’d love that little perk up for MY self esteem. Got any extras? LOL.
   Congrats again, baby. You earned it.

4. Crystal Jordan Says:
   August 18th, 2008 at 12:02 pm

   If I had any extra, I’d pass it around like a cheap hooker to all my friends.

5. R.G. Alexander Says:
   August 18th, 2008 at 1:08 pm

   I know you would
   YAY contracts!
   Booo spiders

6. Crystal Jordan Says:
   August 18th, 2008 at 1:56 pm

   Spiders are eeeeevil.

7. Lyric James Says:
   August 19th, 2008 at 9:38 am

   I hate spiders! Their evil cruel little creatures with too many damn legs. Did I ever tell you about the tarantula incident?

8. Crystal Jordan Says:
   August 19th, 2008 at 9:47 am

   *twitch* There’s a tarantula incident??

9. Lyric James Says:
   August 20th, 2008 at 9:13 am

   YES

   One day a couple of summers ago my kids were outside playing …. I think I told this story on Diva’s a while ago…. anyway …. they were outside playing and came in the house and said there was a “big” spider in front of the house. And sure enough … there it was …. walking across the sidewalk that comes up to my front door. So….I waited…and waited….and waited…until it got in the driveway. I went in my garage, got in my car….and RAN IT OVER!!! Course….it took a couple of backs and forths…but I got the little evil creature.

10. Crystal Jordan Says:
    August 20th, 2008 at 10:09 am

    You’re my hero, Lyric.

11. Lyric James Says:
    August 20th, 2008 at 10:46 am

    I knew you’d love that. It was something so satisfying about running his little but over. After that I called my pest man so he could check around the house and make sure he didn’t leave any “friends.”

12. Crystal Jordan Says:
    August 20th, 2008 at 10:48 am

    Or children…those things breed!!