The Pema Pad
aspiring writer, dreamer, and girl of today

(( New Moon's a Full Moon For Me! ))

08 March 08 - 05:46

Guess what, you guys? I'm getting published in a magazine! That's right - a real, live, people-pay-for-it magazine! I know, I couldn't believe it either at first...

But first, I'll keep you guys in suspense. ;) And Reply to My Comments:

Hey Pema, Can’t wait to see your site! ;]And That’s really cool that you could speak a little bit of each different language even if its just “Hello”, lol. :) I myself, know a few too, I think its unique.P.S. I didn’t find the time to comment last time, so I made sure i did this time because I know you Just LOVE to read them! ;D

-Akara

Thanks Akara! I do, and I'm glad you commented. I can't wait to see my site either - somehow, I wish making a site (and I'm sure other website mistresses agree with me) were as simple as pressing that Staples Easy Button - you know, the one that says "That was easy"? But of course, if building a site and gaining viewers were that easy, all the fun of making the layout (which Clem has so generously offered to do) and adding the content and slowly gaining the reader's approval... that would all be lost. And most of the time, when you know you've accomplished something that wasn't as easy as pressing the Easy Button... you feel really good. And with Clem's help, I'm hoping that'll be the feeling I get when my website is done!

I can say Mount Everest in Nepalese: Chomolongma. You say it “Chummuh-LUNG-muh.” Say it out loud, it’s REALLY fun.

-Clem

"Chummuh-LUNG-muh!" Hee. I sound like one of those people from the movie "10,000 BC"! Now that's unique.

PD, I sent you an invite on Gmail. Mehwish gave me your…thing…email…thing. Is that okay? I still don’t really know what I am doing on Gmail. But, I my photo is a pair of completly awesome baseball cleats!

-C. Moore

Hmmm... I didn't get that invite though. No worries - I'll send you my other e-mail adress. Can't wait to see those cleats! Do you still play baseball or are you guys off-season? Sorry, but I know absolutely nothing about baseball except there's bats, brawns, and bums sliding onto bases. :)

And now for the poem...

You see, almost a year ago I sent my poem, The Tide, to New Moon Magazine, in hopes it would get published. I haven't heard from them in so long - I literally forgot I had sent my poem to them! But this Thursday, while I was checking the mail... I saw an envelope.

It had my name handwritten.

It was from New Moon.

My heart stopped. (Well, ok not LITERALLY, but it felt like it.)

The envelope has thick.

Check-thick? My mind wondered. Or rejection-thick?

Gulping, I opened the envelope.

THUMP. THUMP. THUMP.

I looked at the pages....

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....

And did a little dance.

My poem was accepted! There was a letter of congratulations, then two contracts I had to sign, and a biography I had to fill out. I get paid $10 and three extra copies of that issue. I'm still psyched. Unfortunately, the issue is only coming out in July/August. But still - can you believe it? My poem is getting published in a place of worth!

By 'place of worth' I mean a place that doesn't publish just any work - it publishes QUALITY work. It's a really great honor to be published by them. At least for me. And to get paid in the process...

This is definitely a small step for writing... a giant leap for my publishing future! :)

hey pema!!!!
omge! thats SOO awesome! i’ll definatly buy a copy of that magazine when it comes out!!!
congrats congrats congrats congrats congrats!!!congrats congrats congrats congrats congrats!!!congrats congrats congrats congrats congrats!!!congrats congrats congrats
mehwish () - 08 03 08 - 09:50

CONGRATS ON GETTING PUBLISHED PEMA :D lol. Hope your site is coming along well.
Akara - 10 03 08 - 14:21

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C. Moore () - 12 03 08 - 16:45

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