Baby Steps

Recently I wrote that one of my major to-do's in life is to get published.  Today, I got one step closer by having an article I wrote, "Best Cakes, Cupcakes & Chocolate,"posted on The Finer Details blog =) The downside?  Other than my first name featured at the bottom of the post, you would have no idea it was mine.  Still, it's the first step in what is sure to be an extremely long and somewhat painful process. 

Marcia Preston said it best, "And writing itself is a mixed blessing.  We, who are addicted, berate ourselves and feel guilty when we do not write, at the same time put it off and hunt for diversions."  Clearly this is the very reason I agreed to write here every day and why my head increasingly feels like it may explode.  Nevertheless, I never thought I'd keep it going for this long and am still surprised when I look at my stats and see that this blog has been viewed over 1,000 times!

Maybe I'll invest in this book, "A Writer's Survival Guide to Getting Published."  I'm not going to lie - my initial interest came from the fact it had sharks on the cover.  Much like with most people, I too am swayed by a good looking cover.  Although, that has little to do with whether or not I actually buy it, it just determines whether I pick it up or not.  According to Amazon's product description, it is one of the most informative books on the market.  Terry Burns is an award-winning author and a Hartline Literary agent (a profession I tried to pursue quite a few years ago) who takes fledgling writers through the whole process, from getting your initial letter read to surviving the editor's final cut.  Hopefully it'll come in handy for me some day soon.