Today has been a GOOD DAY!!!
Yesterday, not so much. As my husband can testify, the PMS has arrived.
Here is why today, JULY 31st, 2008 is a VERY GOOD DAY:
1) It is Harry Potter's and JK Rowling's Birthdays!
2) JK Rowling announced that she and Amazon.com will release the rights to "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" and Scholastic will release the book December 4th.
And it will include more information about wandlore, wizarding world stuff, etc.
And it is available in both standard and collector's editions.
If you would like to pre-order a copy for me for my birthday, Christmas, Name's Day, or Pascha
(*ahem* parents -- yes mom, you are still off the hook for my birthday because you got me the collector's edition of The Order of the Phoenix, but I am throwing more ideas out there)
you can here -- I will be happy with a standard edition, but would LOVE the collector's edition (it is $100!!! Perhaps a birthday/Christmas/Name's Day/Pascha present combo?).
And it is for CHARITY! JK Rowling is my hero -- she gains no profit, just the awesome feeling that comes with being generous to those who are less fortunate and ensuring dignity for all mankind.
3) I had an eight o'clock dentist appointment and have NO REASON for a second appointment! Woot! The dentist was worried about my inflamed front gums but I have breathing through my mouth due to sinus drainage (sorry -- it's true), he said it was nothing to worry about but I should watch it. So, I have my mouth closed right now.
BUT NO RETURN VISIT!!!
4) I am so HAPPY to announce that one of my stories was accepted on a Harry Potter Fan Fiction Site!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No it is not about Lily and Sev, but whatever, MY STORY IS ON A FANFICTION SITE!!!
My beta, Gabe, gave me the thumbs up on Monday, which caused me to do a little snoopy dance inside, but I kept my cool. There is always a chance that the moderators will not think one's story is well done.
So, I submitted the stories to Mugglenet FanFiction, Fictionalley, and The Quidditch Pitch (I had not heard of The Quidditch Pitch till Gabe recommended it. It is a really cool site and I like how it is organized. Bit...er...racey. But that's ok :). If I submitted to three sites, I would have pretty good odds.
AND...this morning I received an email from Fictionalley and MY STORY HAS BEEN UPLOADED!!!
I literally said "OH MEEPERS!" when I read the email. I have no idea what "meepers!" means or where it came from, but I said it and I decided to use it for my title.
Only two things to dampen the experience: 1. I have a typo :C It is my own darn fault; 2. My author's note did not make it: the one where I offer a HUGE THANK YOU to my beta Gabe for putting up with my neuroses as well as misuse of quotes, dashes, and ellipses and for guiding my writing from a jumble to a story AND how I quote the Godfather Part I.
Oh well, you can't have it all. But I did email the folks and hopefully these two errors can be corrected.
And now I can add a new link bubble where you can check out where my stories are. :D
But here's the thing -- Fictionalley is a really large community. So is Mugglenet Fanfiction. In the future I might just stick with The Quidditch Pitch, if they'll have me. I really like small communities where you can foster relationships instead of being faceless in a mass of people.
So, I'll see what happens.
BUT FOR NOW I AM GLORIOUSLY HAPPY AND WILL BE SNOOPY-DANCING TILL THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING!!!
(except there is Vespers for Procession of the Cross, so I will have to stop then, light a candle in thanksgiving, but after that I am proceeding)
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