2010 sees big payoffs! Plus, my goals.
Cool black and white PDF promo ad
Well, not quite yet, but I’m guessing working like a working-very-hard-person in 2009 will pay off at some point, in terms of reaching my goals, if not cash (have I mentioned, writing doesn’t pay too well?).
Which brings me to my goals. I started my adult life with two goals, neither of which I thought would ever bear fruit.
One was to be a writer. The other was to be a rock star.
In some ways I’ve achieved them both, although I spent most of my teenage years and twenties lamenting that I hadn’t come anywhere near it. I’ve written a book, and it’s being published. I’ve played in a couple of much-loved local bands, so you could say I’ve had at least a micro-taste of what it feels like to be a rock star.
This book has given me so much more than ticking an item off a list. I’m starting to think of myself as a writer. Finding myself looking for more opportunities to write, and thinking about my next big project, I’m plotting how to make this a full-time gig. I can put in the hours. I could really do this.
Coming up: I’m being interviewed for Melbourne’s queer radio station Joy FM 94.9 tomorrow, for the Southpaw Grammar show, 12-2 on Tuesdays. I’ll post a link when it’s broadcast.
Cool promo ad: Paul from Ford Street Publishing has sent us this cool black and white ad for f2m:the boy within which will appear in future books. Thanks!
This is SO exciting! I can’t even imagine how grateful I’d be to have had something like this to read growing up, I can’t wait to read it – it looks amazing. Plus, ‘There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake’ was totally a childhood favourite of mine, yay for Hazel Edwards, yay for you.
It is quite exciting! I pretty much wrote the book I would have wanted to have on hand at the start. If I’d read this in my teens I might have transitioned at 17 and not 27. No regrets though.
I think you’re the first kiwi I’ve met who’s even heard of Hazel! I seem to spend my life explaining who she is to blank looks. “She’s famous in Australia, really…”
Ah yes, I grew up in Australia so that probably explains it…. plus i read waaay too many books when i was a kid
Hi Ryan,
Congratulations on the book. Hazel told me ages ago she was working on this, and I’m glad it’s on the launch pad. Hazel mentored me for a while on my own first novel. She’s a powerhouse of a person and great to work with.
My own book is also a bit of a rare one – a YA novel about child sexual abuse. And with Ford Street to boot. Paul Collins is another powerhouse person who doesn’t get scared off by controversial topics.
I hope the book sells well. Enjoy the ride.
Kim.
Hi Kim
Thanks, I’ve found Hazel great to work with as well. This was baptism-of-fire mentoring for me since we had what I considered quite a tight deadline!
I’ve checked out the other Ford Street titles and will hopefully pick up some titles when I come over for the launch in February. Yours stood out as one I’d like to read, and I liked the video as well. ‘Crossing the line’ was also a full-on story. I prefer to read (and write) realistic stories that push the boundaries and need to be told.
Ryan
Hey Kim,
I’m Ryan’s wife, and I read mostly young adults and your’s looks absolutely awesome I’m a survivor of child abuse; physical, psychological and sexual… I just wanted to say I’m going to go buy it now, and can’t wait to read it, and wish there had been a book like that when I was younger.
Hey, I’ve just had another thought. (Two in ten minutes is a bit rare for me) That B&W promo page for your book that you’ve got up there? If you look in the back of your book you should find a similar promo page for my book. How cool is that?
http://www.kimmiller.id.au/clem
That would be really cool, but the text in mine finishes right on the last page. Maybe I have a special early copy. :s