my words in the world
I have way too much stuff piled on my desk at work. This afternoon was mostly spent slogging through it; I unearthed a fat envelope that came a week or two ago, which I had assumed contained promotional material or some such crap and could wait until I got through more urgent stuff.
No. (Well, yes, it could wait. But it wasn't unsolicited crap.)
It was a complimentary copy of an anthology in which an essay of mine appears.
I've had stuff published before, so it felt strange to be completely, ridiculously gleeful over this, but the other stuff is all academic. I think this is the first time that a piece of my non-academic writing - my personal writing - has appeared in a book.
It makes me very happy. I have been grinning all evening. :D
Also, I felt inspired, came home and actually wrote another 500 words of fic. GOD IT IS LIKE PULLING TEETH THESE DAYS ARGH. But, progress! *facepalm*
No. (Well, yes, it could wait. But it wasn't unsolicited crap.)
It was a complimentary copy of an anthology in which an essay of mine appears.
I've had stuff published before, so it felt strange to be completely, ridiculously gleeful over this, but the other stuff is all academic. I think this is the first time that a piece of my non-academic writing - my personal writing - has appeared in a book.
It makes me very happy. I have been grinning all evening. :D
Also, I felt inspired, came home and actually wrote another 500 words of fic. GOD IT IS LIKE PULLING TEETH THESE DAYS ARGH. But, progress! *facepalm*