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Yay Lillie!

Rick Novy interviewed me on his blog:

http://www.ricknovy.com/2011/12/wednesday-writer-novy-interviews-alex-shvartsman/

Lillie said:

Yeah! That's a great title

We can share the sheep, because I just got an A from Every Day Fiction!



Yay! We haz sheep

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Woo-hoo! Congratulations!!!

Thanks, Peeps! I love you all

Great interview, Alex!
Loads of interesting stuff about you. Magic! I tried playing that. I was rubbish and I sulked when I lost.

Yay Lillie!! You most definitely can haz sheep!




And Woo-hoo Alex! How awesome being interviewed!

Yay, sheep for Lillie!
Congrats!


I didn't know you're Russian, Alex. Very nice interview.

Thanks, everyone.

And yeah, I grew up in the Ukraine. Being able to write in a language I didn't speak or begin learning until I was a teenager is likely my greatest accomplishment.

congrats, Lillie!

Great interview, Alex. And don't be intimidated by writing a novel. You can only get comfortable with it by trying it.

Yay Lillie! Awesome sale! And yay Alex! Awesome interview!

Lillie said:

Yeah! That's a great title

We can share the sheep, because I just got an A from Every Day Fiction!



Yay! We haz sheep

Click to expand...

Congrats!

alexshvartsman said:

Rick Novy interviewed me on his blog:

http://www.ricknovy.com/2011/12/wednesday-writer-novy-interviews-alex-shvartsman/

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So COOOOL, Alex. I didn't know English was your second language. You *should* be proud of that.

Thanks, everyone

Alex, I would never have believed that English wasn't your first language! That's really amazing.

Do you have a sexy Russian accent???

I have a slight Russian accent. Though I've worked on improving my diction over the years, I won't be recording podcasts any time soon. And I have trouble identifying a Russian accent as sexy. Now the British accent on the other hand....

And I still have occasional trouble with proper use of English tenses (as Sealey and others who've beta-read my stuff will attest to). I'm working on improving that, too.

BTW, Anatoly Belilovsky (loldoc on AW) is in the same boat as me - a Russian emigre writing and getting professionally published in English.

I've actually met several writers here like that. Not just from Russia--but all over. I didn't have the slightest idea that English wasn't their first language. In fact, I'd say most (all?) of them have a better hold of English than I do. I'm dead serious.

Something about having to *learn* it as an adult (or near adult) is different than just growing up with it. It doesn't say very much for our school systems here, though. LOL

Or possibly it doesn't say very much for my attention to English as a kid

I'd start claiming that English was my second language if I thought I could get away with it--you know, to get me off the hook when I flub up. But all of you non-native speakers would just come along and look awesome still anyway.

Another acceptance! Knowonder! is publishing my W1S1 children's story, "Cheering Up a Friend."

Congrtulations, Anne!

You haz sheep

I love those sheep, Lillie. It's worth submitting stories just in the hope of getting dancing sheep from you.

Congrats!

Congrats, Anne! You're on a roll!

Congrats, Anne!! What a great month for you!

I apologize for over-posting on this thread, but I wanted to report one more piece of good news (this one a long time in the making):

My story "Sisters' Sight," about sentient crystal siblings warring it out over their role in shaping fate, is now available in the anthology Etched Offerings, from Misanthrope Press. Use coupon code ZY82C for a big discount through Monday.
http://www.misanthrope-press.com/pages/anthologies

Clarifying: code gives you 50% off ebook via Smashwords.

Congrats on the Knowonder sale, Lizardmaker, and on the release of the anthology you're in!

Major congrats, Lizardmaker!

super news! always glad to hear good news.