My Author Firsts

When my friend’s wife was pregnant, I went about trying to secure all the “firsts” with the baby before he was born. I had the first conference call with him—while still in the womb—among other things. This gave me an idea. Here, I will chronicle my author firsts. This is where I chronicle the milestones of my writing career:

• I wrote something.
• I joined a critique group.
• I finished a piece of flash fiction.
• I shared my writing for critique.
• I submitted a piece for publishing.
• I got rejected, and cried.
• The editor on that same piece above asked me to change one sentence, and decided to accept it. I subsequently stopped crying.
• I got traditionally published.
• I wrote for an anthology.
• I attended a writing conference.
• I started a book, and didn’t finish. I moved on.
• I wrote a short story. Then I wrote more.
• I finished a novel.
• I had an arc reader want to throw my book.
• I changed the ending.
• I  self-published a book.
• The book won some accolades.
• I made a writing playlist on Spotify.
• I commissioned a book trailer, and wrote a script for it.
• I got a 5-star review.
• I received a 1-star review.
• I had someone DNF (Did Not Finish) my book.
• I did a book signing.
• I autographed a book.
• I held a baby.
• I autographed a kids arm.
• I had a fan email me.
• I taught kids about writing in an elementary assembly.
• I received some nice/funny etters from children.
• I had a kid thank me for writing a book.
• I had people ask about the sequel.
• I set a date for the sequel, and missed by a year.