Post by ladyjai on Apr 1, 2011 11:04:08 GMT -5
How do you take all my experiences in life and jam them into 3 or 4 sentences that have anything to do with kidlit? Just like Ella, I find this difficult. Here's me in a nutshell...
I'm a little odd, a little different, a little crazy, a little weird, a little goofy, a little girly, a lot tomboyish, a lot geeky, maybe even a bit nerdy. I don't fit in with any crowd. I'm too shy to meet new friends. I do know it's a whole lot easier with the interwebs to open up and meet like minded people. I love to read. I love to write. And I hope one day to become a published author. But currently, I am stuck in the IT field. I am a MomMom to my 8 year old son. I am best friend, soul mate, wife, and caregiver to my disabled Vet hubby. I am staff to my cats. And I still try to make time to work on my writing.
But, how? how do you make that professional?
This is what I have come up with and have sent out once or twice (it actually sounds quite boring and I like the above much better):
I hold a Bachelor’s degree in English with a Writing Concentration. I am currently attending local SCBWI and Florida Writer’s Association meetings. I also have several picture book manuscripts that are works in progress and close to submission ready.
I've heard differing things on including the fact that you are not yet published, so I err on the side of making me look naive and just omit it. What do you all think?
I'm a little odd, a little different, a little crazy, a little weird, a little goofy, a little girly, a lot tomboyish, a lot geeky, maybe even a bit nerdy. I don't fit in with any crowd. I'm too shy to meet new friends. I do know it's a whole lot easier with the interwebs to open up and meet like minded people. I love to read. I love to write. And I hope one day to become a published author. But currently, I am stuck in the IT field. I am a MomMom to my 8 year old son. I am best friend, soul mate, wife, and caregiver to my disabled Vet hubby. I am staff to my cats. And I still try to make time to work on my writing.
But, how? how do you make that professional?
This is what I have come up with and have sent out once or twice (it actually sounds quite boring and I like the above much better):
I hold a Bachelor’s degree in English with a Writing Concentration. I am currently attending local SCBWI and Florida Writer’s Association meetings. I also have several picture book manuscripts that are works in progress and close to submission ready.
I've heard differing things on including the fact that you are not yet published, so I err on the side of making me look naive and just omit it. What do you all think?
