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A tiny thing, but still so pleased.
Today, aside from being my birthday, was D-Day for me.
Reading my six hundred and some word story poem thingy to a class of thirty children no older than five. I am told these are the worst critics!
They joined in, they were captivated, I was so nervous. The kids loved it and sat so very still, the school has asked me back to read to older children!
I'm stunned, shocked, and so very pleased and I am going out to celebrate.
What a lovely lovely birthday present.
Tomorrow the hunt for the agent begins...
Comments
I don't think you have a chance of getting an agent without more than a short story and a poem under your belt though. Short stories don't sell, and you need to show you have great promise before they'll even look at you, including, unless maybe you have written a genius novel, ideas for further stories in the same genre.
Oh, and happy birthday!
You're on your way!
I think for poetry it's a bit different, I'm always reading teenage poets saying that they are a very critical audience.