Love the chance to write about my new tenant, a writer named Andrea who is from Collinsville, Oklahoma but a Texan at heart. She is a 22 year-old writer of Young Adult Contemporary and Horror fiction. She suggests that she is still in the amateur phases of writing but she has been published in Runes Ezine and had a story appear in the Stories of Strength Hurricane Relief Anthology. Hey, I am not about to knock that - great start for a career!
Her blog contains random things she read about or finds surfing the internet as well as lessons she is learning as a writer. I loved the inclusion of her rejection letter from an editor. I think they have a standard form letter the entire industry has used that they came up with in the PC days...hey, great stuff - but it doesn't fit in with our current publising needs. Good luck with that.
What ever happened to, hey, you suck, we hate your work, run away and join the circus?
Her word of the day was hothouse
Definition: (noun) A heated greenhouse for plants that require an even, relatively warm temperature. Synonyms: conservatory, indoor garden Usage: When those young ladies left your hothouse door open, with a frosty east wind blowing right in...it killed a good many of your plants. I always thought a hothouse was the guy who does great in a regulated environment then fades as soon as they hit the real world.
Fun read, check Andrea out - and good luck with the writing, keep us posted.
1 comment:
Thanks for allowing me to rent space on your blog for the week.
As much as I know receiving rejection letters is apart of the writing expierence, I'd rather get one that said my work is crappy than a form letter any day.
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