Saturday, October 25, 2014

Three things


This is not a post about things coming in threes. I do not believe in that notion at all. Rather, this post is simply about three things that happened a week or so ago, which all represent positive steps along the twisty track that is my journey as a writer. And they are all “firsts”.

So, as they say on reality TV, in no particular order, here they are:

1.     For the first time ever, I have my own dedicated CREATIVE SPACE/STUDIO. Pete bought me a beautiful desk a few years back, but I have never had a space for it that was ALL mine; it was always housed in a multi-use space, one that I frequently had to move out of when family members came and went (as they tend to do these days). But I now have MY space, complete with what I like to call my “thinking board”. My creative juices have become a torrent!

2.     For the first time ever, I have signed with a literary agent – Pippa Masson from Curtis Brown. This, I believe, is an important career move, one that feels very right.

3.     For the first time ever – drum roll please – one of my books has WON an award. A SWIM IN THE SEA, illustrated by Meredith Thomas, won the Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards for the 3–5 years category. Yee- ha! As an ex-literacy teacher, winning this award was extra-specially sweet.

7 comments:

  1. Sue, this is a great post and congratulations on signing with an agent. These are awesome '3 things'. Well deserved.

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    1. Thanks Kaye! Motivating myself to hit the "thinking board" this morning!

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  2. Three awesome things indeed! Congratulations!

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  3. Good for you, Sue!
    "A Swim in the Sea" is a lovely story.
    Giving you a big clap and a cheer from here!

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  4. Thanks, Michelle! It was a bit of a thrill.

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  5. They say good things come in threes. Time now to kick off the next triad! I am very envious of the creative space.

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