Publication from an unexpected angle

[mollyringle]

Woohoo! At TheNextBigWriter.com, my short memoir piece "I Ought to Send That Bitch a Thank-You Note" was chosen as one of the ten to go into the My Writing Life book project, which the site is putting together. I don't know much about the book yet, but it sounds like the kind of thing that wouldn't look too bad on the CV.

Some of you got to read the piece here on my LJ, but I've had to lock the entry, since I'll be signing a contract giving the online publishing rights to TNBW. If you didn't see it, it basically said, "I started writing novels as 12-year-old in a jealous snit, and my early works were laughably bad, but in the intervening two decades I've learned a few useful tips on the craft, such as 'Don't quit your day job.'"

In any case, it was a lovely surprise and a nice birthday present to boot. (I'm about to turn 33. Give me virtual chocolate and picspam!)

Comments

[rachel2205.livejournal.com]

That so awesome! Congrats!!

[mollyringle.livejournal.com]

Thank you! (And happy late, or is it early?, bday!)

[tdj.livejournal.com]

Happy antibelated!

[mollyringle.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Good word there.

[kalquessa.livejournal.com]

Whoooooooooo!!!

[mollyringle.livejournal.com]

*flings confetti for all*

[madbard.livejournal.com]

Congrats!

[mollyringle.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[kali-kali.livejournal.com]

Very cool! Congratulations!

[mollyringle.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much!

[pokeystar.livejournal.com]

That's awesome!

I read it, I may have even commeted? I can't remember the commenting.

How about roses, champagne, chocolate and strawberries?

[mollyringle.livejournal.com]

Thank you! *gobbles those up hungrily* *well, except for the roses*

[celtic4.livejournal.com]

Congrats! :D

[mollyringle.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[rachel2205.livejournal.com]

...Dude, I'm fairly sure when I first "met" you you were 27... Does that mean I've known you on lj for six years?! WOAH.

[mollyringle.livejournal.com]

Well, I did join LJ in 2002, and I think I "met" you pretty early on...so yeah, that could be! Woah indeed.

[dirae.livejournal.com]

Way to go and happy, happy.

[mollyringle.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Back to entertaining the in-laws I go... happy weekend, y'all!

[mollyringle.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :)

[smjayman.livejournal.com]

I read it. It was some good stuffs, congratulations. :)

[mollyringle.livejournal.com]

Cool! Thank you much.

Lemon Drop's Mom Shows Wisdom

[thomas-a-kempis.livejournal.com]

Rare, these days, is Wisdom in the Earth.

You might like reading a book of the Apochrypha by that name, BTW.

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Re: Lemon Drop's Mom Shows Wisdom

[mollyringle.livejournal.com]

Well, I think I made them laugh, at least...don't know about showing wisdom. :) But I could use more of that, so I ought to look up that book...

[pathvain-aelien.livejournal.com]

Congrats!

[mollyringle.livejournal.com]

Thanks! (and big snort of laughter at the "I do Ents" icon)

[naill-renfro.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[mollyringle.livejournal.com]

Thank ye!

[astroman-rich.livejournal.com]

Excellent news!

Pardon me for being slow. :-)

[mollyringle.livejournal.com]

Thanks! And no problem; August is slow for everyone. :)