Hob-Nobbing: Having the chance to speak with other authors

Posted on June 30, 2012 | 23 Comments

A neat thing happened the other day.  I was included, with a long list of others, in an email from a multiple-published author that I have done very moderate social networking with.

The email itself is not important.  What was neat is I looked over the list of other people who were copied.  Hmmm… She’s an author.  Oh, I read their book last year.  That name sounds familiar…

Wait?  Was I just included in an author string?

It was kind of cool… like being elevated from the “wanna be” status to being included as a published author.  It’s like the nerdy kid getting invited to sit with the cheerleaders.  I know, ***stupid***, but I thought it was pretty neat.

For the most part, I interact with people who are not published.  Being included in a conversation, and exchanging opinions with a group of published authors was pretty special.  I feel like I’ve graduated or something.

Now I just need to work my tail off to make sure I don’t end up back in school again.  On that happy note… back to my current WIP!

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23 responses to “Hob-Nobbing: Having the chance to speak with other authors”

  1. readinpleasure | July 2, 2012 at 8:17 pm |

    Congratulations. This is pretty cool

  2. IntrovertedSarah | July 1, 2012 at 11:53 pm |

    That is so fun. I’ve had even all week knee’d

  3. Margarita | July 1, 2012 at 9:21 am |

    Congratulations! Nicely done! 🙂

  4. RescuedFromTheBottomDrawer | June 30, 2012 at 10:48 pm |

    Can’t imagine what a thrill that must have been, to see your name among those you recognize. Congrats!

  5. writerwendyreid | June 30, 2012 at 8:57 pm |

    You’re living the dream Jennifer. Good for you 🙂

  6. robincoyle | June 30, 2012 at 7:00 pm |

    You are in the big time now!~ Go you.

  7. jmmcdowell | June 30, 2012 at 2:28 pm |

    I don’t know if there’s a more satisfying feeling than seeing all your hard work come to fruition. I’d be driving my husband nuts showing him the email and talking about it non-stop! 🙂 Enjoy! It’s the first of many more to come. 🙂

  8. kaylee47 | June 30, 2012 at 1:47 pm |

    Congradulations! I’m so happy for you! 😀

  9. emaginette | June 30, 2012 at 12:37 pm |

    I truly believe we all start from the same place, and I don’t mean the birth canal. No matter how famous today, most of them were were like us in some way.

  10. Gloria Richard Author | June 30, 2012 at 11:16 am |

    You are such a hoot, Jennifer.

    I’ve had the pleasure of witnessing many of my Margie Lawson Grad-mates enter the hallowed halls of published. I still have the “not yet” appendage to my name. But, it’s coming — or, going, in the case of the appendage.

    YOU and that kford2007 *waving hi!* will soon join those ranks.

    [pause for Kazoo trill]

    As I told, Jenny on her blog:

    From my glob to your B-L-O-G, I haven’t visited and commented as much as I’d like. Please don’t take that as an indication of my interest in what you have to say. I simply had to chop my Social Media time off at the knees in order to finish my WIP.

    I edit as I go. Yes. Even on the first draft. Why? Because I get hives if I don’t edit every twenty pages or so. It’s a character flaw writing paradigm I’ve come to embrace.

  11. Robert Gregory | June 30, 2012 at 6:17 am |

    Yeah, man, congratulations! 🙂 ..I would be as thrilled as a shrilly teen myself!

  12. subtlekate | June 30, 2012 at 5:27 am |

    That is extremely neat.

  13. Julie | June 30, 2012 at 1:37 am |

    Happy times! Have fun with the WIP 🙂

  14. kford2007 | June 30, 2012 at 1:20 am |

    Congratulations! I’m impressed. Just remember us little folks when you become rich and famous