Accepted! I'm going to be an AUTHOR NOW!

[Abaddon]

sexcellent for you

 

[Darthphere]

Awesome, congrats.

 

[Abaddon]

I want to be a writer too.

No,you want to be a VA.

 

[Darthphere]

Will it have teh pictures?

 

[MaskedManJRK]

Congrats.

 

[user123456789]

do they take taxes outta that?

 

[squeekness]

do they take taxes outta that?

They take taxes outta everything.

 

[AnimeJune]

They take taxes outta everything.

True - but bear in mind, I live in Canada, so $2250 in US money is $2500 over here, which pretty much pays for a semester of tuition for something I wrote over three days while on pain meds for wisdom tooth removal.

I won't get the money until it's published, which probably won't be till a year from now. It's the first story I ever tried submitting for publication, so it means a lot to me that its' the first to be accepted.

Thanks for all your support and congratulations.

I'll try to come back to the Official Spidey Boards, King Kong, if I have the time.

 

[Abaddon]

what's it about?

 

[twylight]

Okay, I work at a bookstore, but my dream has always been to be a writer, a fantasy writer. I've written several novels I haven't finished, and a lot of stories that I have.

Last September I sent a story in.

In January, I received a postcard from that publication that said they had just received my story (ie, had worked their way down the enormous pile of submissions they received until they finally found me).

Today, I just received another letter from them that said they wanted to PUBLISH my story. PUBLISH it - and pay for it! 25 cents a word for 9000 words!

SQUEEEE! This is my first acceptance letter, and the fact that it's actually from a magazine that people subscribe to voluntarily makes it so much better! This is has been my dream and my goal in life, to be able to make a living as a writer.

This is just the start, I know, and it'll be months, maybe even a year, before my story's actually published in the magazine once the edits are over, but this acceptance finally tells me that I have what it takes to pursue my dream of writing for a living.

So I'm ecstatic! ECSTATIC!

But, just to give this thread an actual, y'know, DISCUSSION - name a time in your life when something happened that completely validated everything you'd been working so hard towards. Aaaand....go!

I was really, really happy for you but then I saw your title.

I'm sorry my mirth has gone.

 

[Man-Thing]

I have a book deal too.




















sike

 

[ScottyBBadd]

Holy Shyt!!!

That frickin rocks June!!!!! .25 x 9,000 words equals, like . . . a lot!

Once you get good and famous and can publish a story w/ illustrations, let me knows! LET ME KNOWS!!!!

$2,250 to be exact. What magazine is it gonna be in?

 

[AnimeJune]

CICADA Magazine - the folks who do CRICKET, but CICADA is aimed at an older audience.

The story has a fantasy element, but if you want to know what it's about, you're just going to have to buy the magazine next year and find out.

And Tylight, I have nothing against Gwen Stacy personally, but I'd rather her die then have Mary Jane bite the bucket, and some people are suggesting.

 

[Superman79]

Congrats June...what's the story about? Can we get a synopsis or preview???

EDIT: Oh, ok I'll buy the mag.

 

[Erzengel]

I only read erotica so....

 

[Darthphere]

I only look at the pretty pictures.

 

[Iceman]

True - but bear in mind, I live in Canada, so $2250 in US money is $2500 over here, which pretty much pays for a semester of tuition for something I wrote over three days while on pain meds for wisdom tooth removal.

I won't get the money until it's published, which probably won't be till a year from now. It's the first story I ever tried submitting for publication, so it means a lot to me that its' the first to be accepted.

Thanks for all your support and congratulations.

I'll try to come back to the Official Spidey Boards, King Kong, if I have the time.

Well done

It's so competitive nowadays that getting anything published is very difficult.

 

[CBGB]

i tried writting a story once............ it didnt turn out so good!

 

[PrinceAlbert]

Let's see how crap your story is...

Care for a sample?

 

[Drakon]

Congrats, my friend. If your posts are any indication, your book should be phenominal.

 

[enterthemadness]

Congrats man!

 

[Master Chief]

CICADA Magazine - the folks who do CRICKET, but CICADA is aimed at an older audience.

The story has a fantasy element, but if you want to know what it's about, you're just going to have to buy the magazine next year and find out.

But I live in Canada and I haven't even heard of or seen this Cicada before.

 

[Darthphere]

But I live in Canada and I haven't even heard of or seen this Cicada before.

Thats because you cant read.

 

[Ongie]

Congratulations, June.

I'm being paid by the word to write short fiction for DoubleDay Publishing.. and getting a writing gig is a huge rush.

 

[Master Chief]

Thats because you cant read.

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