Sock Disappointment and Manuscript Woes

I received a rather disappointing e-mail from Pastor Eric this week. He said the 'sock story' didn't fly so well with the preschoolers.  Apparently it was too long and some of the words were to big for them. But they did like my drawings.  So . . . My plan to make $$ for missions by selling the 'sock story' to folks has flown out the window.  

On another note -  I gave my manuscript for: Face of an Angel; to a woman at church this week.   She is going to read it and give me her opinion.  Cathy read it and told me, she thought the hospital scene was  too intense.  But I want the reader to see and feel what the character is seeing and feeling.  Cathy said she was almost having flash backs of when her dad was in the hospital, and thought I should dial it back a bit. 

Well . . . Lorilee is a nurse and I think she might be better to tell me if it is too intense or if it is okay.   Don't I want my readers to feel like they are really there?   Lorilee also said she is a slow reader and it might take her a while.  Cathy read the manuscript (just over 400 pages) in two weeks.  But that was because I gave it to her in two installments.  I ran out of printer ink.  

Speaking of:  I ordered three cartridges of ink from Office Depot, online.  :o)   

So far so good on the gluten free diet. (In case anyone was wondering.) 

Keep on writing.
~Susie