Forgive the victory lap, but this photo signifies the best birthday present a wannabe-writer like myself can ever receive. It's the January edition of NPPA's News Photographer Magazine, featuring a slighly tweaked article I penned as a blog post several months ago. Not only is it the first time I've ever been officially published, I even got paid for the damn thing! Whatsmore, they even plugged my blog address and included a couple of pictures. How cool is that? Don't answer - just know that your friendly neighborhood lenslinger isn't quite as grumpier as usual. For a while, anyway. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to fill out my NPPA membership application. Otherwise, I'll never lay hands on all the future issues I hope to weasel my work into. More cognac!
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
From Blog to Glossy
Forgive the victory lap, but this photo signifies the best birthday present a wannabe-writer like myself can ever receive. It's the January edition of NPPA's News Photographer Magazine, featuring a slighly tweaked article I penned as a blog post several months ago. Not only is it the first time I've ever been officially published, I even got paid for the damn thing! Whatsmore, they even plugged my blog address and included a couple of pictures. How cool is that? Don't answer - just know that your friendly neighborhood lenslinger isn't quite as grumpier as usual. For a while, anyway. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to fill out my NPPA membership application. Otherwise, I'll never lay hands on all the future issues I hope to weasel my work into. More cognac!
Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteI hear that drinks are on Stewart! Just tell us the when and where and we'll ALL be there for an in-between meetup!
ReplyDeleteScan it and save it!! Congrats buddy, sorry I missed you this weekend.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the first of (hopefully) many articles. Maybe you'll eventually take Andy Rooney's spot on 60 Minutes.
ReplyDeleteWow thats great!!! congrats
ReplyDeleteVery cool, Sling. You definitely have the writing chops for this.
ReplyDelete"wannabe-writer"? No. You ARE a writer who has just been afraid to go beyond the safety of blogging. Hope this is a beginning. You have much futher to go. Brenda Bowers
ReplyDeleteSo...what are you going to spend all that money on?!?!?!?
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Stewart!
A good picture to go along with the quality writing.
Maybe it's time for you to start shopping for a literary agent?
I'm proud of you boy, where can I get a copy. Was great to gather this past wek end, HB and see you Saturday. Call me. Pa
ReplyDeleteI haven't received my copy yet-- but I haven't check my campus box for a week. Now I have a reason to go get my mail.
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