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In Waiting PDF - Rainbow Rowell
Rainbow Rowell • short stories • 52 Pages
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In Waiting by Rainbow Rowell is a clever and imaginative short story that explores what might happen to fictional characters before their stories are ever written. Originally featured in the collection Scattered Showers, this charming tale blends humor, romance, and metafiction into a uniquely heartfelt narrative.
Anna has been waiting for a very long time. She’s already a fully realized character with a clear personality, emotional depth, and even a small supporting cast—complete with a beloved cat. Yet despite being so well developed, Anna remains stuck in a strange literary limbo where unwritten characters exist, watching as other, less interesting creations are chosen by authors and placed into their own stories.
Then James appears.
Unlike Anna, James is still forming. His personality, motivations, and backstory seem to shift from day to day as if he’s still being shaped by an unseen writer. But there’s something about him that feels special. His character is vivid, detailed, and beautifully written—qualities that suggest he may be destined for an important role, perhaps even as the main character of a future story.
As Anna and James spend time together in this strange space between imagination and reality, they form an unexpected connection. Both know that eventually an author will claim them, pulling them into different narratives and separating them forever. But neither wants their fate to depend entirely on someone else’s creativity.
Instead, they begin to imagine a story of their own.
Rainbow Rowell
Rainbow Rowell (born February 24, 1973) is an American author known for young adult and adult contemporary novels. Her young adult novels Eleanor & Park (2012), Fangirl (2013) and Carry On (2015) have been subjects of critical acclaim.
She was the writer of the 2017 revival of Marvel Comics' Runaways and is currently the writer for She-Hulk.
Rowell was a columnist and ad copywriter at the Omaha World-Herald from 1995 to 2012.
After leaving her position as a columnist, Rowell began working for an ad agency and writing what would become her first published novel, Attachments, as a pastime.
Rowell gave birth to her first son during this period and paused work on the manuscript for two years.
The novel, a contemporary romantic comedy about a company's IT guy who falls in love with a woman whose email he has been monitoring, was published in 2011. Kirkus Reviews listed it as one of the outstanding debuts that year.
In 2013, Rowell published the young adult novel Eleanor & Park. It and her novel Fangirl were both named by The New York Times as among the best young adult fiction of the year.
Eleanor & Park was also chosen by Amazon as one of the 10 best books of 2013,and as Goodreads' best young adult fiction of the year.
In 2014, DreamWorks optioned Eleanor & Park, and Rowell worked on a screenplay, but in 2016, Rowell said the option timed out and the rights reverted to her.
In 2019, it was announced that Picturestart had acquired the film rights, with Rowell writing the screenplay and executive producing.
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