At my internship. I have been immersed in manuscripts for the past two weeks. I've developed a more efficient way of reading them. I basically give them less leeway and decide faster whether to request more or just flat out reject them. Lately I've been reading a lot of rejections. I realized that I need to be more selective. I've read some prose and a little bit of poetry. I got to check the translation on some Spanish poems which is really fun and coincidentally combines my major and minor (Hispanic Studies).I also started reading one of Milkweed's bestselling novels Montana 1948 by Larry Watson, which is proving to be a rather enjoyable experience.
I've been taking advantage of the cafe downstairs and have discovered that they have delicious sandwiches. I've also been exploring the area around Milkweed. There's a really great semi-fancy restaurant across the street called "Spill the Wine." They had an excellent black bean and beet burger.
Anyway back to Milkweed, we have a Book Lover's Ball coming up in October, which everyone in the office is anxiously awaiting. It's a chance to dress up, eat and auction. I will be volunteering at the event for a grueling five hours, but I doubt that I will be the only intern there. I've been kind of disappointed to not receive any editing jobs. I love editing (yes I am an English dork). So we'll see what this week brings. The marketing manager, published author Ethan Rutherford, and I have been exchanging novels to read mainly by Macalester Professors (Ethan was one briefly). But I don't know if I have time to add another novel to my list of two books for pleasure and then countless for school. I just can't get enough apparently. Speaking of which, I'm off to read more manuscripts!
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