SUCCESS!

[quietprofanity]

Finished my first writing-for-myself in years yesterday when I finished quirky-memoir-essay-I-hope-someone-gives-me-a-book-deal. I'm going to re-read it tomorrow, send it off to Chris to betaread, and then start collecting my first rejection slips.

... I'm not sure what to do next. Maybe that nonfiction "Classic books are awesome!" idea. I really let that shit sit, though ... I hope it didn't rot.

Here's a long overdue announcement, too: 47nite, thanks a lot for the PsychoNauts game you randomly sent to me. It's awesome! ... I wonder if my computer can run it. Maybe I should buy some add-on RAM. (It would led me use the RiffTrax syncher, at the very least.

Oh, it seems that letting the kosher wine sit forgotten for a year was a good idea, because now it is actually DRINKABLE. Yay!

Progress on the Long Trek of Neverending Boredom, a.k.a. Lirael: page 452

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[y'velkomme] :P

[47nite.livejournal.com]

And, whups- didn't think that far ahead. ._.; I was debating whether to get the PC version or PS2 (or even XBox) version. At least with the PC version you could upgrade the RAM + graphics, whereas with the console you'll always be stuck with a set speed.

Hum, so essays can convince publishers to give you a book deal? I start to wonder if I want to get an early start on my memoirs or just let all mentally soak in for a while longer...

Re: [y'velkomme] :P

[quietprofanity.livejournal.com]

You probably picked best. I only have a PS2 and from what I heard the PS2 version of the game has a major glitch near the end.

I think you get a book deal by basically writing a bunch of submitted magazine pieces and then going, "Hey, publisher. Wrap these up for me!" (If you check the copyright page on most collected essay or short story books, they usually say "Originally published in ...") I know jack shit about publishing, though. I've always been an amateur "How to write a book!" scholar although I would shy away from the publishing part going "Well, that looks difficult and boring ... and I don't need to do it yet anyway, do I?"