I was meeting up with my agent, Barbara Markowitz, for the first time ever!! We've worked together for 18 years.
Yes, I said 18 years.
Never met.
How did that happen?
But.....we finally did it.
I literally ran from Penn Station to The Algonquin Hotel.
What a perfect spot for a writer to stay! The home of the Round Table, a group of amazing writers who met there for lunch every day to exchange ideas (including, ultimately, founding the New Yorker Magazine). I hope I absorbed some writerly vibes.
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| The Round Table of writers |
Then it was off to the Flatiron Building to meet my great Macmillan/FSG team.
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| Flatiron Building |
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| Barbara Markowitz (left) and me |
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| (l to r) Susan Dobinick, Barbara Markowitz, Margaret Ferguson, Harvey Markowitz |
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| (l to r) Me, Barbara Markowitz, Janine O'Malley (front) Margaret Ferguson |
That night, Barbara, Harvey and I had a lovely dinner and toasted ourselves.
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| (l to r) Barbara Markowitz, Harvey Markowitz, me |
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| Babs Sr. and Babs Jr |
We even had cotton candy for dessert!
By the end of day two, Harvey and I were tired.
A grand old time!!
3 comments:
Lovely!!! How did this happen after all your trips to NYC over the years?! Wow, I hope it doesn't take you and me 18 years to meet, although we're getting close to that number . . . ;-)
I love the Algonquin! It's my favorite place to hang out, drink tea and pretend I'm staying there. :P
(They used to have a drink called the Slush Pile!)
Plus it's not far from the library. :)
Writers can connect so deeply with one another that it's easy to forget that they haven't actually met. It may have always felt as though you have. That, I think, may be your explanation for why you never met with your editor before!
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