I've always wanted to write for magazines. Always. The problem in college was that I wasn't cut throat enough to work in publishing and I didn't have the guts to go for a freelance type of career like I should have. So I've started a little late in life but I've been steadily working toward a few writing goals:
- My first byline. As a writer you want to see your name under a title that says by Jennifer Famiano. I've never had that before and it has been a dream. A little one to many, but a big one to me.
- See my name in print.
- Get a steady stable of clients so that I can become self-sufficient.
- Publish a book.
There's a lot going on in my life and much of it I can't talk about just yet. It's a big thing and while it can be great, it can also be earth shattering. We just don't know which way our lives are going to go right now.
Like most bloggers, I also have a twitter (@butterflyDivajj). I didn't want to begin tweeting but my good friend Joanna, made me do it. Okay made me as in mentioned that I should and that it was cool.
- @PublishingGuru - VP of Yorkshire Publishing Group, Todd Rutherford provides a ton of advice and links to amazing articles on everything from what publishers look for in writers to how to blog professionally.
- @JillianMichaels - As much as I curse this woman, I worship her. She's just a really amazing woman and I admire her physique.
- @MarkCoker - Founder of Smashwords and Dovetail Public Relations. Smashwords is an e-book publisher making huge waves in the industry. And Mark tweets about relevant topics that publishers are talking about. If you write and want to be published, follow Mark.
- @NathanBransford - Agent with Curtis Brown Ltd. Nathan doles out relevant advice on querying agents, writing technique and business acumen with a great sense of humor.
- @momlogic - MomLogic.com is an online magazine that posts top of mind news storying that will either make you laugh, shake your head or disgust you. Either way, I usually love to read whatever they write about.
I've been impatiently waiting for a client to update her site with copy I wrote for her and FINALLY about a month, that felt like a year, after the finish of the project, my copy is up on her site.
If you aren't around me physically you probably don't know that I've battled with bloody noses during the winter months for years. And by bloody noses I mean, multiple times per day, 3-5 minutes per bleed type of nosebleeds. And it always happens during the most opportune moments. For example, when I'm getting my year-end review or in a meeting with a client. Or alone with my son. Yep. It's fun.
So today is my first week with a third day in the office. For the past 10 months since returning to work, I've been working two days in the office, and three at home. With Drew's first birthday came an additional day in the office and for that we needed to hire a nanny.
Dear Drew,
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