So I wrote a teen novel called My Invented Life (for more on that, see sidebar), and it's going to be published by Henry Holt in 2009. Break out the bubbly! Start a blog!
But wait. Don't I need content? A catchy premise?
Idea #1
Why it took me only a single decade to go from beginning writer to published novelist--writing tips on speed and efficiency.
Idea #1 Rejected
Idea #2
I write...
...to deal with basic overcrowding in my brain.
...so I can talk to myself without looking like a nut.
...to answer deep existential question. What is the meaning of life? Is what I'm writing total crap? What happens if the Oreos run out before I finish the chapter?
I write because I like it.
Idea #2 Rejected
Idea #3
The hilarious journey of a person (me) from the time she (me) decides to be a writer to when she (me, again) becomes a published author--sort of like the Odyssey with jokes.
And (drum roll please) Idea#3 wins!
