Entries from April 2007

April 27, 2007

Target Audience

In my platform building class with Christina Katz I am thinking about how to reach my target audience. I want to write an article for Seventeen magazine about how to tell your friends about your chronic disease. I remember this being an issue for me in high school. “I’m diabetic” or, “I have diabetes” I didn’t like the sound. [...]

April 18, 2007

Seal Press

The first query for my book left my hands and slid into the black hole of the mailbox. Instead of relief, I am filled with anxiety. Did I include everything? Was my hook interesting enough to grab the attention of Brooke Warner at Seal Press? (www.sealpress.com) All I can do now is wait.
As an intern at [...]

April 7, 2007

Ready, Set, Jump

It’s Easter weekend and my sister just had her second baby and the boys are on “Spring Break.” Springtime in The South, and our car is covered in pollen, my head has felt thick and my eyes are itchy and swollen. But it’s beautiful, the azaleas are in full bloom and purple wisteria hangs from [...]