Thursday, January 21, 2010

Update

Well, the press said no after a few week's consideration. But I do have good news! Before Christmas, I won first place in a writing contest at my high school. The prize, which I was just paid earlier today, was $15. I nailed the money up on my wall! It's not a lot, but it's the first money I've ever earned off of writing.

Friday, January 15, 2010

Yayness

It looks like I got my first nibble! There's a small press that's sent me two or three e-mails already, none of them rejections! I'm still in consideration. Meanwhile, I'm working like crazy on the book I sent them (previously Star Escaper, as I've posted before, but I have by now changed it to Light Escaper), adding every little bit I can think of to get readers to care about the characters. It's stressful already, but gratifying. I'd a thousand times rather write than bother with all this buisness, but I don't mind.