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- Sep 20, 2020
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- Location
- Ontario, Canada
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- www.profitsbeforepancakes.com
On writing
About a half-decade ago, I wrote a children's book. I made a handful of unsolicited submissions. There was a bit of interest, but nothing materialized. I put the project on hold and moved on (which is ironic, considering the core theme of the story is perseverance). ANYWAY, I recently finished my first novel and once again began the hair-graying process of submission. The more I read, the more it seemed I had approached this industry in the wrong order. I forgot important bits, like building my CV with professional writing credits in journals, or developing an audience (my novel is narrative non-fiction and most publishers are keen to hear I've got a social media following... the trouble is, I don't).
Naturally, I panicked and then tried to simultaneously expand in every direction (with varied results).
I started a blog, an instagram account, and joined twitter. I have lists of short story contests that I want to enter, more ideas for novels to explore, and more books to read. And, I'm totally effing paralyzed by it all.
I joined this community to reach out and meet people who are likely going through the exact same sort of semi-crisis. I'm not sure where this is all headed, I just know that writing makes me feel great and that I want to do it forever.
Other stuff about me
I teach the eighth grade. I co-parent two small children (ages 4 and 5.5). I love golden era hip hop (80s-2000), amateur athletics, Studio Ghibli films, cookbooks, and Hans Zimmer.
About a half-decade ago, I wrote a children's book. I made a handful of unsolicited submissions. There was a bit of interest, but nothing materialized. I put the project on hold and moved on (which is ironic, considering the core theme of the story is perseverance). ANYWAY, I recently finished my first novel and once again began the hair-graying process of submission. The more I read, the more it seemed I had approached this industry in the wrong order. I forgot important bits, like building my CV with professional writing credits in journals, or developing an audience (my novel is narrative non-fiction and most publishers are keen to hear I've got a social media following... the trouble is, I don't).
Naturally, I panicked and then tried to simultaneously expand in every direction (with varied results).
I started a blog, an instagram account, and joined twitter. I have lists of short story contests that I want to enter, more ideas for novels to explore, and more books to read. And, I'm totally effing paralyzed by it all.
I joined this community to reach out and meet people who are likely going through the exact same sort of semi-crisis. I'm not sure where this is all headed, I just know that writing makes me feel great and that I want to do it forever.
Other stuff about me
I teach the eighth grade. I co-parent two small children (ages 4 and 5.5). I love golden era hip hop (80s-2000), amateur athletics, Studio Ghibli films, cookbooks, and Hans Zimmer.