Bet this never happened to Samuel Johnson! by DesktopHippie

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Bet this never happened to Samuel Johnson!
Thursday, November 2, 2006

So one of my biggest ambitions is to become a genuine, published writer of non-fiction books. It's something I'm working on slowly but surely (emphasis on the slowly part) by writing articles and essays for magazines and websites.

Imagine my delight when my boss said she had agreed that our IT Training company would supply an article about computers every month to a local magazine.

Boss: "You have a degree in English Litt. Do you mind writing the articles?"
Me: (aloud) Me? Sure! No problem. I'd be happy to!
Me: (in my head) YES!!! YES YES YES YES YES!!! WOO HOO!!! PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH!!! YAYYY!!!

Not that it's anything terribly exciting. The article is a maximum of 250 words, so I'm not exactly showing off my literary prowess. Still, it's written by me and published in an actual magazine read by actual people, so I'm a very happy hippie!

My first article has just hit the shelves. I know this because the editor sent me an email thanking me for my submission, saying it was perfect and suggesting a topic for next month. She also added an apology for not running my name next to the piece (?!?!?) saying this was an oversight and she'd be sure to correct it for the next issue.

So much for the dozens of copies I'd planned to buy and distribute to everyone who knows me... think they'd notice if I scribbled my name in marker underneath the article?

COMMENTS

Friday, November 3, 2006 6:04 PM

BLUEEYEDBRIGADIER

Hey now! Don't be going around and marking those mags up! Probably be worth something some day...just keep the original drafts, dong ma?

;)

BEB

Friday, November 3, 2006 7:19 AM

BROWNCOATJIM

stick to it, my friend.......big regret in my life has been lacking the discipline to stay focused enough to get a whole book out of myself.

conrats&good luck

Thursday, November 2, 2006 4:29 PM

SAVEWASH

Congratulations! That's excellent news! Here's hoping they'll remember your name next time, but I bet everyone who knows you won't doubt for a moment that it's yours. I bet they'd be glad to have an actual autograph, too!

Thursday, November 2, 2006 10:00 AM

MSG

Whoooo DTH is a writer!!! a full fledged published writer

Thursday, November 2, 2006 9:44 AM

LITTLEALBATROSS29

How shiny for you DTH.Congrats.
Someday I want to go into a bookstore ,buy your best seller & say I knew you way back when !

Thursday, November 2, 2006 8:11 AM

NVGHOSTRIDER

Thats the coolest. Congrats on the piece. Hoping to see a book on Western shores with your name on it. Granted of course the publisher don't forget.

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