publish something

I love words, I am more passionate about words and about writing than I am about anything else. Love ‘em!

My therapist recently suggested that, as someone struggling with intense suicidal thoughts and behaviors, perhaps, since I have nothing to lose, I should just do things I like to do… If I’m ready to sign it all away, why not enjoy it while I’m here?

And I’m starting to think she’s got a point!

-Carrie.

When I was younger, I wanted to be a writer. I don’t anymore, but it bugs me that I never published anything. I want there to be one less thing that I’ve given up on.

I think this one may take some time – although I really need to do it asap. The R&J thing deadline is coming up. I don’t like my proposal really. Need to think on that one…

Real Simple Magazine has an essay contest. Participants submit an essay of 1500 words or less that tells about a life lesson or life changing event. The person who submits the winning essay gets $3000. The deadline is September 16, 2008.

I’m not sure if I’ll make the effort to sit down, write something, edit it, and submit it. But, it’s a thought.

Hopefully I can make this happen before I earn my graduate degree. This goal is not to far fetched being that I’ve been told I’m a pretty good writer and I think so too. I write a ton of papers each semester, one is bound to be good enough to be published. If not, I’ll definitely get the ol’ thesis published…all that work for nothing, I don’t think so!

Two students in the Mills College Creative Writing MFA program offered a free six week memoir writing class this spring. Yesterday was our last class and we were encouraged to submit something for an anthology they are putting together. The readers of this anthology will be my fellow classmates, our instructors classmates, and other members of the community who had the opportunity to take a free class with Mills MFA students. A few minutes ago I submitted a piece for the student anthology. The essay describes my brother’s reaction to the clutter of various family members.

I had a haiku published in Teen Speak magazine when I was high school, but I want to publish a better poem or an article or something else and I want to publish somewhere that lots of people will see. A poem in The New Yorker or an article in a main newspaper.

Scientific journal articles, altough I’d be happier publishing a novel or kids book

I’m not thinking a book or anything, or anything that I do for work, but something that I’ve constructed for the sole purpose of sharing with others…most likely an eHow entry or something similar.

I want to publish a children’s book with my mother. She always told the greatest children’s stories and I’d love to have some of them in book form. I have a friend who can illustrate, and my mom and I can write the stories down. I have no idea how to go about publishing a book, but I guess I’ll find out! At least we have the idea now. Just have to get started.