Feb 24 2009
I’m a finalist!
A year ago, if you would have told me, “Lindsay, you are going to be published in a book next March,” I would have looked at you like you had centipedes crawling out of your ears. “Yeah, okay,” I would have replied, and in the back of my mind thought, “Whatever you say, nut job.”
And yet, I am going to be published in a book this March! My name will be on the cover and everything. Do you have any idea how amazingly cool and unbelieveable that is?! Me. Gutter brained, hardly-ever-takes-much-seriously, stay-at-home-mom, me. Published. In a book. With my name on the cover.
I found out this exciting news back in November, and it has yet to sink in. Maybe once I have the book in my hands it will.
To catch you up to speed, in case you weren’t one of my super cool blog readers a few months ago, I won first place in a short story contest through Accentuate Services. Without giving away too much of the story (because, well, don’t you want to check out the whole story?), my short piece deals with stillbirth, adoption, love, and loss. It is dedicated to the memory of Janell Victory Allen, my friend’s daughter who never took a breath in this world.
So, what does this all have to do with right now, you ask?
Well, I submitted another story to the Accentuate Writers Anthology Contest a couple of weeks ago. With all that has been going on in my life, I nearly forgot about it, until the discussion came up on the forum. Today, I found out that I am a finalist in the most recent contest! This means that hopefully later this week, I will find out if I placed in this contest. If I did, I will be published in the next anthology (and win some money too)!
The themes for the upcoming anthology are so cool. The one I submitted to that is currently being judged was “The Past.” The other themes are “The Present” and “The Future.” I’m a sucker for time, time travel, and all that fun stuff, so I can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with. Personally, I am at a loss for what to write for “The Present” and “The Future,” but I’m hoping something comes to me before the deadline.
What a difference a day makes, eh? Yesterday I was whining about life, and today I’m stoked about my writing career. Plus, today marks 11 weeks, so I’m nearly out of the first trimester! Come on second trimester, with your beautiful lack of morning sickness and increased energy…
Hi Honey! I’m finally catching up with your blog. I feel so out of touch–haven’t been around the forum much lately either. Gosh, you deserve all sorts of hugs. Congratulations hugs and sorry you feel like crap hugs and need some milk and cheese hugs… Despite all the ups and downs, life sure is grand, eh?
Congrats!!! Getting published is awesome and exciting!!!
Getting out of the first trimester is also nothing to sneeze about.
U go girl!