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dragonlady7Well. There I am on the cover of the newsweekly. Remind me to post a link to the online version. Good for me: I'm a published writer.
The publisher asked Z: "Hey, will she write more for us?"
I told Z to tell him I would but only if they give me a long lead time. I need at least 2 weeks, and 3 if it's something as major as a cover.
People at work were really nice and supportive about the whole thing. It was nice. I only told some of them, though.
Work was super-slow. Yow. Afterward Z and I went out to dinner at a nice Chinese place down the street, and had ginger-garlic chicken, Mongolian beef, and a bottle of sake. Num num num. Belly is so full...
I just got an email and apparently have won something in the MEFAs!! Very exciting. I have not actually been able to sort through their site. How do I see reviews of my stories? I'm utterly swamped by several hundred reviews of just every story nominated, and I really don't know how to find my own ones. So that's kind of weird. I did mean to actually participate and review other people's stories, but honestly, truly, I never figured out how to use the site. So I've absolutely no clue. I managed to log in, as me no less, and that's been my achievement for the ... year. But yes-- two stories of mine won stuff, as far as I can tell, although I'm really not sure how to find out. Confusion reigns supreme. I do not wish to appear ungrateful, I simply have absolutely no idea how to actually participate in this thing.
In related news I worry I am growing senile-- I participated heavily in HASA for months and now am finding it nearly impossible to so much as leave comments in discussions, which I swear I used to know how to do... Eh well. I've no idea. Maybe it's a phase. Or maybe waitressing is actually making me dumber.
For NaNo the only itch I've had (and it is a small one) has been that I'm kind of interested in reattacking BarbariansNovel of yore, since none of the oh, half-million words I wrote for it are actually going to be useful in any way. But I am looking with cold hard realism at the very likely fact that for the first time in 4 years I will very likely not even come close to winning NaNo. Bum-mer.
On the other hand I've actually been published this year, and that, my friends, is something. If I get a few more assignments from the magazine maybe I could actually put that on my resume and pretend I've actually been freelancing all this time.
On that note I am going to suddenly and abruptly fall asleep.
Zzzonk.
The publisher asked Z: "Hey, will she write more for us?"
I told Z to tell him I would but only if they give me a long lead time. I need at least 2 weeks, and 3 if it's something as major as a cover.
People at work were really nice and supportive about the whole thing. It was nice. I only told some of them, though.
Work was super-slow. Yow. Afterward Z and I went out to dinner at a nice Chinese place down the street, and had ginger-garlic chicken, Mongolian beef, and a bottle of sake. Num num num. Belly is so full...
I just got an email and apparently have won something in the MEFAs!! Very exciting. I have not actually been able to sort through their site. How do I see reviews of my stories? I'm utterly swamped by several hundred reviews of just every story nominated, and I really don't know how to find my own ones. So that's kind of weird. I did mean to actually participate and review other people's stories, but honestly, truly, I never figured out how to use the site. So I've absolutely no clue. I managed to log in, as me no less, and that's been my achievement for the ... year. But yes-- two stories of mine won stuff, as far as I can tell, although I'm really not sure how to find out. Confusion reigns supreme. I do not wish to appear ungrateful, I simply have absolutely no idea how to actually participate in this thing.
In related news I worry I am growing senile-- I participated heavily in HASA for months and now am finding it nearly impossible to so much as leave comments in discussions, which I swear I used to know how to do... Eh well. I've no idea. Maybe it's a phase. Or maybe waitressing is actually making me dumber.
For NaNo the only itch I've had (and it is a small one) has been that I'm kind of interested in reattacking BarbariansNovel of yore, since none of the oh, half-million words I wrote for it are actually going to be useful in any way. But I am looking with cold hard realism at the very likely fact that for the first time in 4 years I will very likely not even come close to winning NaNo. Bum-mer.
On the other hand I've actually been published this year, and that, my friends, is something. If I get a few more assignments from the magazine maybe I could actually put that on my resume and pretend I've actually been freelancing all this time.
On that note I am going to suddenly and abruptly fall asleep.
Zzzonk.
