Writer-In-Progress

Alright, let’s start with the not-so-good (it doesn’t qualify as “bad” because it could be worse, but it ain’t peachy-keen):

Emailed an editor at a publication who’d accepted an article of mine (on a near and dear subject to my heart: diabetes summer camps) last summer. I did get paid (a plus, and I’m lucky–I’ve heard horror stories) a tidy little sum, but the article was being pushed from late autumn to mid-winter. No problem, but I just had a nagging sense that things weren’t going well.

The editor informed me today that the magazine isn’t currently being published (money woes) and that she’s not with them anymore. Shame–it was a very good magazine. Different, fresh, dynamic. Ah well. Might see if I can get back the rights to sell it somewhere else (it’s a damn good article, and features my brother and best friend. What’s not to like?!)

So the good news is that the editor I mentioned in the previous post liked my second idea and wants to go with it for the October issue (August deadline). Woohoo! This idea is a cool one–one I came up with on a whim during spring break–and hoped to be able to work into an article. I’m excited. I’ll have to do some research for it, but it’s focused on genre-specific writing, so that’ll be fun. Very cool, and it leaves the first idea free to be pitched elsewhere (I did say I’d do that tomorrow, right?)

I should have time in the morning. I’ve got a fun trip to the endodontist planned for 10:45 for a root canal. Did I say wooooo–hoo? You know, happy gas always gives me some good ideas too…got a great novel idea when getting a filling once. Maybe tomorrow is my lucky day (all over again!)

Oh, and I’ve come up with a fun little plan: for the next ten days, I’m going to send out a minimum of one query per day. Let’s see how things shape up (and if I can actually *finish* my goal!)

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