tahariel: (Cloud Nine)
2008-03-26 06:08 pm

Whee!

I got two entirely unconnected mentions on the web today on blogs I read due to taking part in things the bloggers were running. One is a literary agent and the other is an author.

First, Wanna be published, run by Mary Demuth, ran my answer to her question "Why aren't you published yet?".

Then, Rachelle Gardner, Literary Agent was running/ is running a writing contest, the first part of which was a first line contest, in which I came sixth! (Out of more than 300 entries!) And got good feedback! And am very excited about it! I don't get a prize, but the recognition is worth it :) Now the next part is to write 300 words following one of the winning first lines, a first page contest sort of thing. It closes in a week, if anyone is interested :)

So mostly this boils down to 'yay!'
tahariel: (Typewriter loves you)
2008-02-04 01:32 pm

My new self-pimpage blog

So I'm starting a new writing blog over on blogger to start (hopefully) building a platform for myself to use for publicity and name recognition if/when I'm doing the publishing thing. I'm going to be posting essays I've written, links to useful articles and webpages, crazy stories of embarrassing mistakes, that sort of thing. Hopefully, it will be awesome.

You can already find my article, "Are You WUI - Writing Under the Influence?" on my new blog over at The Brain, Fingers and Keyboard Symphony Orchestra.

Please pimp it to anyone you know who might be interested, too, though you might want to wait a few days until I have more content :)