SCBWI conference and LOST
June 2nd 2008 17:18
Hi,
I have been busy for a few days because I have had papers to complete for my online classes. I have been taking education courses with the hopes of becoming a teacher after the summer. I just want a piece of that lucrative teaching salary...I know, I know. In reality, I think it should be fun. It is a steady job, with summers off and I like working with kids, not in a Michael Jackson kind of way, but in a fun way. It should also be a good experience in getting some insight for writing for children. In any event, I had to finish these papers and did not have time for blogging, writing for me or much else. The main thing that I was upset about, was not writing about the season finale of LOST.
About LOST, Oh, my G-d! I loved it. I am upset about a lot of the things that happened. First off, they killed Michael?! They just brought him back. Why bring him back if they were going to kill him off? I read that the actor Harold Perrineau was upset about that as well. I did want to see him get back together with Walt. Sure, he did bad things, but all for the sake of his son. Almost any parent would do anything for their kids. I hope they bring the character back either next season or the last. I do not believe Jin is dead. At least, I hope not. I am glad Sawyer will still be there, but if this is it for Desmond, I will be greatly annoyed about that as well. I think he might have grown to be my favorite now and it does not look good for his involvement for next season. I do believe he will be back as well, but not to the degree that he was this year. Also, what was up with Locke in the coffin? I always felt that the person in the coffin was either Locke or Michael, so I was not that surprised, but I have to know how it came to that. Having to wait now until January of '09 is crazy. EIGHT MONTHS!!
From what I understand, Billy Buttles is almost ready to go and be available online in places like Amazon and BN.com. Even though I self-published this one, it will still be exciting to see my work in print. I am proud of it and I think it is good and fun, so wish me luck.
My follow-up book, I am still sending out query letters for and I just found out that a friend has a relative at Abrams. I sent it to her and now we'll just wait and see. My friend and her kid liked it and even though it doesn't mean anything, it was encouraging.
This weekend, I have a writing conference in Orlando. I think the conferences are great, but I hate that there are a lot of good tracks and you only can go one. This year I picked the humor track, but may change once I reach there. I also feel that the conferences are not as big a networking place that they try to make it out to be. I have been to two and many people go together or know people from before. It was difficult for me, going solo, to meet people. I will try to mingle a little more this time and hopefully, meet somebody that can assist me in some capacity. I signed up for a private critique this time. It will be valuable for me to hear something from a professional and maybe develop a contact for future use. In any case, it should be fun.
Later,
I have been busy for a few days because I have had papers to complete for my online classes. I have been taking education courses with the hopes of becoming a teacher after the summer. I just want a piece of that lucrative teaching salary...I know, I know. In reality, I think it should be fun. It is a steady job, with summers off and I like working with kids, not in a Michael Jackson kind of way, but in a fun way. It should also be a good experience in getting some insight for writing for children. In any event, I had to finish these papers and did not have time for blogging, writing for me or much else. The main thing that I was upset about, was not writing about the season finale of LOST.
About LOST, Oh, my G-d! I loved it. I am upset about a lot of the things that happened. First off, they killed Michael?! They just brought him back. Why bring him back if they were going to kill him off? I read that the actor Harold Perrineau was upset about that as well. I did want to see him get back together with Walt. Sure, he did bad things, but all for the sake of his son. Almost any parent would do anything for their kids. I hope they bring the character back either next season or the last. I do not believe Jin is dead. At least, I hope not. I am glad Sawyer will still be there, but if this is it for Desmond, I will be greatly annoyed about that as well. I think he might have grown to be my favorite now and it does not look good for his involvement for next season. I do believe he will be back as well, but not to the degree that he was this year. Also, what was up with Locke in the coffin? I always felt that the person in the coffin was either Locke or Michael, so I was not that surprised, but I have to know how it came to that. Having to wait now until January of '09 is crazy. EIGHT MONTHS!!
From what I understand, Billy Buttles is almost ready to go and be available online in places like Amazon and BN.com. Even though I self-published this one, it will still be exciting to see my work in print. I am proud of it and I think it is good and fun, so wish me luck.
My follow-up book, I am still sending out query letters for and I just found out that a friend has a relative at Abrams. I sent it to her and now we'll just wait and see. My friend and her kid liked it and even though it doesn't mean anything, it was encouraging.
This weekend, I have a writing conference in Orlando. I think the conferences are great, but I hate that there are a lot of good tracks and you only can go one. This year I picked the humor track, but may change once I reach there. I also feel that the conferences are not as big a networking place that they try to make it out to be. I have been to two and many people go together or know people from before. It was difficult for me, going solo, to meet people. I will try to mingle a little more this time and hopefully, meet somebody that can assist me in some capacity. I signed up for a private critique this time. It will be valuable for me to hear something from a professional and maybe develop a contact for future use. In any case, it should be fun.
Later,
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