What's the word? Weekend #52

It's time for What's the Word? Weekend number fifty-two!  :)





So let's take a look at this weekend's news:


The Bad News:  
I received a couple other rejections from publishers I queried before, but I'm okay with that. :)




The Good News: 
This past Wednesday (12/17/14) afternoon, I spoke with an editor at my ("future") publisher! It was nice to be able to hear about what I can expect from her and what she expects from me once the editing process starts in mid-January. I still haven't signed a contract yet (which is why I'm still not revealing the name just yet), but she said that it'll be coming soon. I know the editing process is going to be hard (especially since it'll basically start at the same time the next semester of school starts for me), but I'm so excited!!!! :D :D :D :D :D

In other news:

This past Tuesday (12/16/14) I finished my last final exam, meaning I'm officially on Winter Break! This Winter Break is really special for two reasons. First, it's the first time that I've taken finals before winter break (even in high school I had finals after break), so for the first time I literally don't need to think about school over the holidays! And second, this year I'll be spending New Years in LONDON! My aunt and cousins that live in England, so I'm super excited to get to see them soon (and not to mention, I just love England, it's such an amazing country)! :D :D :D :D :D

Also, I made an author Facebook page, so that as it gets closer and closer to my debut novel being released, I can keep everyone updated (since some of the updates may not warrant a whole blog post). This is the link to my page! I'd love for you to "like" it! Thank you so much!

Well, that's all for this weekend folks! Until next time! :)

X <3 O
This is my year, this is my time, this is my now.




P.S. Happy Holidays to all! <3

What's the world? Weekend #51

It's time for What's the Word? Weekend number fifty-one!  :)





I know it's been a long time since I updated! Sorry about that, I was just so excited about getting a publishing offer that I wanted that to be my top post for as long as possible, haha! ;)
So let's take a look at this weekend's news:


The Bad News:  
I received one or two rejections from agents that I queried a while ago (and written off as Closed/No Response, so I didn't let it bother me).




The Good News: 
I know which publisher I'm going to sign with, and I'm super excited about it! I can't say who just yet (because I haven't officially signed the contract yet), but I can't wait to share official news with you all soon! :D

In other news:

I joined wattpad! For those of you who don't know what wattpad.com is, it's a website where writers of all levels and readers of all levels share/read stories of all genres. Whether you're a reader or a writer (or both), it's totally free to create a wattpad account (though you don't have to create an account in order to read stories)! 
I thought it'd be a good idea to post up some of my older work to share my writing style with (hopefully) future readers of my published work! I've been on for almost two months now, and I absolutely love it! Not only can you meet other amazing writers and readers from all over the world, but you also get a chance to read other interesting stories and gain (hopefully constructive) criticism on your own work. I can't figure out how to add the wattpad button to my blog's homepage for some reason, so here is the link to my wattpad page (JAYA1014). I would love for any or all of you to check out some of my stories! I think my writing has grown since I wrote these, but I think the stories I have up give a general idea of my writing style. :)

Well, that's all for this weekend folks! Until next time! :)

X <3 O
This is my year, this is my time, this is my now.



P.S. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU WHO ARE DOING NANOWRIMO 2014! I didn't have time to do it this year, but I'm hoping to participate one of these years! FINISH STRONG! :D