Writing – I Sold One!

I am really, really excited about this news. While I have been a “published” author for over a year now, I will confess that part of me has been looking for outside validation on my writing.

(Rather pathetic for a man of my age, I know.)

Yes, I’ve sold a few books, gotten some reviews and comments. But the question has remained – can I be out in the marketplace with my wares and compete with other writers?

I can answer that now.

The answer is “Yes.”

Some 15 months ago, I submitted a short story to a publisher looking for real-life stories about the radio industry. I wrote about an incident very early in my radio career that centers on the little gray metal boxes that littered all the small market stations I worked for during my career. I thought it fit the bill nicely.

And they agreed. The email telling me it had been chosen left me surprisingly emotional. Very much a Sally Field/Norma Rae kind of thing. They liked me! And they’re going to pay me, too!

To this point in my life as a writer, I don’t write for a market (as I did here.) I write the stories that bubble up inside me and hope that I can find a market later. So, this was a novel and inspiring experience from a variety of standpoints. My writer’s ego has been given a quick shot of reinforcement. Writing is a solitary occupation and my bet is that most of us need a pat on the back now and then.

So, here’s what I know so far:

The story was submitted with the title “A Box and A Blast” and will be published in an anthology of radio stories titled “Air: A Radio Anthology“ from Books by Hippocampus. The anticipated publication date is March 2019. So, we are still in the “many a slip, twixt the cup and the lip” phase.

At the moment, I’m not thinking about any of that.

I Made A Sale!

Peace

JD