Jennifer McKenzie
Romance--Boy meets girl. Romantic Suspense--Boy meets girl with dead bodies.
Thursday, April 20, 2006
I Won!! Now What?
I am really nervous and I know it's silly. I won a chapter crit from Diva Lisa, one of the founding members of Romance Divas. Of course, I have a tendency toward hero worship anyway so I'm nervous. I don't stalk or anything. I even resist squealing, but I have a lot of respect for the published authors on Divas which turns me into a wide-eyed fan. I'm always surprised when someone I can find on Border's shelves is willing to talk to me. Pathetic, but true. Diva Lisa is going to call me and talk to me about what I'm sending her. So, I'm nervous. I can laugh at myself even as my brain is feverishly trying to decide what to send her. One of the things that has been wonderful about deciding to submit my work, is I have come in contact with generous and talented writers. People like Paula Graves (Forbidden Territory/Harlequin) and Allison Brennan (The Prey, The Hunt, The Kill) and Julie Miller (Search and Seizure/Harlequin). How about Shelli Stevens (Tourist Attraction) and Julie Cohen (Being A Bad Girl). All published writers who have given me personal encouragement and answered my myriad of questions. There are so many unpubbed writers slaving away who are also generous with information and encouragement. I had no idea when I began this journey that writers would be so giving and helpful. Back when I was about nineteen, I was a music major. Creative people all striving to be successful in a world where talent can go unnoticed for years. Sound familiar? Yet, in this creative endeavor, musicians were cutthroat, vicious and completely selfish. There was no sharing of information. If you got something, a leg up, a resource, you kept it to yourself. I hated that, being the kind of person I am. I quit and I don't regret it. What a joy to find that writers are so different. I didn't expect it and I'm grateful. I'm getting all wordy and philosophical so I'll quit for now.
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