Writing Submissions
July 9th 2007 14:35
Good morning everyone,
Hope everyone had a great weekend. Had a busy one. Yesterday had a friend over from Mexico. My father and her father are best friends since they were children and we grew up together as well. She came over with her two kids and her niece. It is very amusing to see our children interact. Mine don't speak Spanish and hers don't speak English, but somehow they find a way. Kids are very good like that. Everybody had a great time, especially me, since my friend brought some candy from Mexico with her.I love Mexican candies and you can't get them here in the States. Most Mexican candiy is a combination of sweet and spicy. A very tangy taste. I can't get enough of it and devour it. Probably, if I could get it here all the time, I would get sick of it. But since I only get it once every year or two, I go crazy.
Well, today is the day that I start sending out query letters to agents and publishing houses. Not for my children's book, but for the non-fiction piece I am working on. I am very excited about it. As I mentioned previously, I have heard that non-fiction is easier to break into so i am going to try that. If I can get published somehow, it looks good to get a writing credit under your belt. I figure that will make it a little easier in the future to try and get my fiction pieces published. I will target ten at a time, so I can keep track of it. That way I won't get overwhelmed with rejection letters right away. Just kidding, although I am sure they will come, I am optimistic. Maybe foolishly so, but I have to hold out hope. If there is no hope, then why write to begin with? It may be tough, but people do get published. So, why not me? It may sound terrible, but some of the things I have read, I can't believe that these people got a contract. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of writers I am envious of. I think they are fantastic, but there is also an awful lot of crap out there. I like to think that I fall at the higher end, but I will leave that judgement to others. My hope is that you will see my name on a bookshelf by next year. Let's all keep our fingers crossed. I do appreciate some of the e-mails of support that i've gotten. I will keep everyone posted.
One more thing before I go, the Mets really suck right now and it is depressing. I am thinking this will be another wasted year unless some changes are made quickly. In the meantime, I will enjoy the home run derby tonight. I really enjoy that. It is fun to see just how far these guys can hit it. I like that and the All-Star game. I used to enjoy it a lot more as a kid, but I still like it. It means less to me now, since they have adopted interleague play (which I hate) and also that they did this stupid thing with the all-star game winner getting home-field for the world series. What a ludicrous idea. I hate that players from teams that have no shot at the world series are determining the outcome of that. Oh well, nobody asked me. Hope everyone has a great day.
Later,
Jonathan
Hope everyone had a great weekend. Had a busy one. Yesterday had a friend over from Mexico. My father and her father are best friends since they were children and we grew up together as well. She came over with her two kids and her niece. It is very amusing to see our children interact. Mine don't speak Spanish and hers don't speak English, but somehow they find a way. Kids are very good like that. Everybody had a great time, especially me, since my friend brought some candy from Mexico with her.I love Mexican candies and you can't get them here in the States. Most Mexican candiy is a combination of sweet and spicy. A very tangy taste. I can't get enough of it and devour it. Probably, if I could get it here all the time, I would get sick of it. But since I only get it once every year or two, I go crazy.
Later,
Jonathan
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