My semester unofficially ended at 5.58 pm today. That was when I put the final period on my final paper (no exams!). Academically I'd call this semester a wash: classes didn't do much for me, and I didn't do much for them.
On the Tor front, though, things are moving forward. The author I've been talking about all semester has been offered a 'revise on spec' deal: this means she now gets all the editorial resources Tor has to offer, at least until a specified deadline. If the manuscript is deemed publishable by the end of the deadline, then a formal contract will be negotiated. If not, Tor is under no obligations whatsoever.
The exciting news I'm going to be part of those editorial resources, since my supervisor has told us (the interns) that this is our project. I'm not going to be at the company officially next semester, but this is one way I'll still be involved in the company. I'm considering asking whether I can intern unofficially, or even just come by weekly to pick up slush manuscripts to go through, but we'll see how that pans out.
I'm also looking forward to the next semester, where my classes will hopefully be better. I'm also thinking of interning at a literary agency, and of course both my applications for the Clarion workshop and the fellowship will be out by mid-next semester, so next semester should be an exciting one indeed.
Edited to add: I opened a slush fantasy manuscript that I feel very good about, and one of the other two interns is already on board, so here's hoping.
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