I have heard your thunder roll Clouds succumb to winds that blow Overhead but instead of running I just wait
Watching lightning kiss the sky Blacks and blues embrace the light Here it comes, just for us I'm not afraid
It's raining, it's pouring And you are restoring my soul Whoa whoa And as each drop is pounding My sorrows are drowning in hope Whoa whoa, oh
I have known the taste of drought Because of selfishness and doubt I've dug wells, oh how they've failed To ever fill my cup
Soon these dry bones will have breathe And I will spring up once again And come to life, like rivers rise I'll dance and run
It's raining, it's pouring And you are restoring my soul Whoa whoa And as each drop is pounding My sorrows are drowning in hope Whoa whoa
Rain Rain, pour down on me Rain, wash me clean Rain Rain, pour down on me Rain, wash me clean
It's raining, it's pouring And you are restoring my soul Whoa whoa And as each drop is pounding My sorrows are drowning in hope Whoa whoa
Rain Rain, pour down on me Rain, wash me clean Whoa oh oh Rain Rain, pour down on me Rain, wash me clean Rain, wash me clean
It's raining, it's pouring It's raining, it's pouring
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: David Riddle / Jennie Lee Riddle / Kyle Lee / Micah Tyler
It’s Raining, It’s Pouring lyrics © Capitol CMG Publishing, Integrity Music
C.: Let’s see: r-a-i-n. A four-letter word that denotes moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops. I had to look that up, since it’s been so long since it rained here.
d.: Oh, dear. Now, I must wait for it to stop raining before I set my sprinkler system off. I wouldn’t be able to tell how much water I’m putting on my grass if it gets mixed in with all this rain. I suppose I have enough time to have a conversation with my co-blogger. She’s calling me now. (ring). Hi, Cal.E., how are you?
C.: A more important question is “How are you, d.c.?”
d.: Y?
C.: Well, you said that, when you sent out some of your query letters, it would be about six weeks before you would know anything. That was at the beginning of August. Today is the fifteenth of September. I’m anxious to know if anyone has answered your queries yet.
d.: I haven’t heard anything yet. However, six weeks is just a general place to start. Also, when I sent my manuscript to the publisher that published THE LOST DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, they said it would be four to six months before they would make a decision. When I asked questions about this and another publisher that was interested in my manuscript for MURDER 8, all I got was general responses, so I did some digging on my own.
A manuscript has a 32% chance of being published once it’s sent to the editors of a traditional publisher for review, so I sent it to an agent that liked the manuscript when I took her class a month or so ago I think it has about the same chance of getting representation with her.…
C.: Let’s see, 32 X 3 is 96. A 96% chance is a better than average chance, but a 98% chance is a virtual guarantee, since there’s a 2% margin for error with any mathematical equation. d.c., if you want a virtual guarantee to get that manuscript published by a traditional publisher, you need to find something that will elevate the odds another two percent. Since there’s a two percent chance that you’ll get representation from any given agent, you need to query one hundred more agents.
d.: ???!!! I thought that you were bad at math and could only count to two.
C.: Well, Tucker’s been working with me on math. He needs to be good at it to count all of his money.
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