(( I'm Published!!! ))
31 January 08 - 16:20
OK, I'm supposed to be finishing up my homework right now but I have to post this on here:
I'M GETTING PUBLISHED!!!!
YAY!!!!
Well, I've been published before in some anthologies and webzines, but this really takes the cake. I'm getting published in the LA TIMES!!!
Not a news article or anything, though. I wish I could be published for a news article, but like I said, I need to take 'small steps'. But in my mind, this is not a small step. This is one GIANT step for me. To be published in the LA times? It's like a dream.
My poem that I wrote, The Dancer, is going to be in the Kids' Reading Room (in the Sunday Comics I section)! Remember that one post I wrote where I said I've been sending my work to several publishers over the weekend? The LA Kids' Reading Room was one of them! I wasn't even sure if they were going to reply - many times I never hear from editors, which I usually take as the 'rejection' sign.
But apparently the editor of the Kids Reading Room wasn't the same. Because the editor ACCEPTED it! Oh, I'm still so happy. I just got the e-mail from her today. Here it is:
Dear Pema,
It is my pleasure to announce that your lovely poem "The Dancer" will be running in the Kids' Reading Room of the Los Angeles Times Sunday 2/17. The Kids' Reading Room is located in the Sunday Comics I.
Do you know how rare it is that an editor calls the person's poem 'lovely'? Alright, it may be brief, but that doesn't matter. All that matters is that I'm finally getting published in a mainstream publication!
I guess hard work really does pay off - eventually, if you keep working at it, you'll get where you want to go. Or at least somewhere close.
I can't wait until Febraury 17th!
Guess I better go finish up that homework now...
I’m jealous…Do you know how lucky you are?
Man…Grumble Good job…More brumbling I really am…Some eye rolling
-Claire :)
Claire M. () - 31 01 08 - 21:00
Thanks Claire! :)
Pema - 01 02 08 - 17:29
