One thing that looks great when you're trying to get a book published is that something you've written has been published before. Well, consider me competitive edged!
Something we're always encouraged to do in my Expressive Writing class is to enter contests. I wasn't even conscious that I'd entered this particular piece into this particular contest, but somehow an "essay" of mine was qualified to publish. (I say "essay" with quotes because that's what they call it, but I really don't like that word. It's my life story, not a court case!)
So there it is. It's only a few hundred words, but they're all mine, and they're in a real book. Next time I write a letter to an agent or a publisher, I can say, "I have publication credit with Creative Communications." It sounds fancy because it is.
Actually, I had this opportunity in a similar class several years ago, but for some very stupid reason I declined to act. My next plan of action is to look back and attempt to capture the charm of the old "essay". After all, it was about the development of my writing. What subject could be more important concerning me?
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Saturday, March 26, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Overdrive
Well, I was supposed to return to writing related stuff probably a week or two ago, but now I'm actually going to do so. Seriously!
I have tomorrow off, and with the rest of my family off on vacation all weekend, I have freedom AND caffeine money. So even if writing takes a back seat to other stuff, I have many hours of productivity ahead!
That means it's time to consider asking about more Beta Reading work. After all, I'm almost done with the current one (a great manuscript that I'll probably review here soon) and, well, I could use something new to help keep me occupied throughout this long weekend here.
Okay, I'm sure you'd like to hear about my own writing. I've basically been waiting to find out about what Tiger Tales will do with The Third Face. I don't even know how long it'll be before information comes back, so until then, revising that again is basically out of the question. Nor am I prepared to look at the sequel that's clearly bound to follow that. Instead, I'm looking backwards, to the lives of Ian and his friends, who are legendary by the time of The Third Face.
Seth, Ian's best friend, has discovered the method to travel to another world. Ian and his crush Lynn are invited to join him on his trip to the primitive society, but Seth refuses to reveal how he knows about it. Ian will have to trust his friend despite his destructiveness, and reveal his horrible secret at the same time. Stay tuned for more about Redhand: Adventures With My Dead Best Friend!
I have tomorrow off, and with the rest of my family off on vacation all weekend, I have freedom AND caffeine money. So even if writing takes a back seat to other stuff, I have many hours of productivity ahead!
That means it's time to consider asking about more Beta Reading work. After all, I'm almost done with the current one (a great manuscript that I'll probably review here soon) and, well, I could use something new to help keep me occupied throughout this long weekend here.
Okay, I'm sure you'd like to hear about my own writing. I've basically been waiting to find out about what Tiger Tales will do with The Third Face. I don't even know how long it'll be before information comes back, so until then, revising that again is basically out of the question. Nor am I prepared to look at the sequel that's clearly bound to follow that. Instead, I'm looking backwards, to the lives of Ian and his friends, who are legendary by the time of The Third Face.
Seth, Ian's best friend, has discovered the method to travel to another world. Ian and his crush Lynn are invited to join him on his trip to the primitive society, but Seth refuses to reveal how he knows about it. Ian will have to trust his friend despite his destructiveness, and reveal his horrible secret at the same time. Stay tuned for more about Redhand: Adventures With My Dead Best Friend!
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