In other exciting news...
I'm going to be a published author!
As you may have guessed from this journal, I'm not always the most visual person for an artist. My cloth journal had, to me, an alarming amount of text. Over the years, I discovered that my grades for humanities were higher than studios. Apparently the ability to write well is an advantage at an art college. Last year I had two great courses that really expanded my writing skills--ENGL200 and AHIS313. Both classes opened my eyes to the fact that maybe, just maybe, I could get some of the little stories I write for fun in print. My AHIS313 teacher, especially, was proof that one could make a career out of writing about art.
So, last year, I did try. I sent in a story that I had been working on for five years to a large publisher of science fiction stories. I followed the writer's guidelines to a T, hit submit and waited. And waited. And after four months of waiting, I got a rejection email. Awww!
Rejection, as you might guess, is everything to artists. Rejection only makes you stronger!
I found a list of submission calls and one from Zombie Pirate Publishing really appealed to me. The topic was retro style science fiction stories. Are you kidding me? That's all I read as a teenager! Out of 80+ entries, my story, SECOND ACTS, was chosen for the final 21 stories. Eeeee!
You can pre-order the eBook on Amazon for half price right now--https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0857CTPMY/?tag=a_fwd-20
I can't wait to read the other stories :-)
As you may have guessed from this journal, I'm not always the most visual person for an artist. My cloth journal had, to me, an alarming amount of text. Over the years, I discovered that my grades for humanities were higher than studios. Apparently the ability to write well is an advantage at an art college. Last year I had two great courses that really expanded my writing skills--ENGL200 and AHIS313. Both classes opened my eyes to the fact that maybe, just maybe, I could get some of the little stories I write for fun in print. My AHIS313 teacher, especially, was proof that one could make a career out of writing about art.
So, last year, I did try. I sent in a story that I had been working on for five years to a large publisher of science fiction stories. I followed the writer's guidelines to a T, hit submit and waited. And waited. And after four months of waiting, I got a rejection email. Awww!
Rejection, as you might guess, is everything to artists. Rejection only makes you stronger!
I found a list of submission calls and one from Zombie Pirate Publishing really appealed to me. The topic was retro style science fiction stories. Are you kidding me? That's all I read as a teenager! Out of 80+ entries, my story, SECOND ACTS, was chosen for the final 21 stories. Eeeee!
You can pre-order the eBook on Amazon for half price right now--https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0857CTPMY/?tag=a_fwd-20
I can't wait to read the other stories :-)
