Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Itty bitty bragging rights

In June 2008, I popped over to Orson Scott Card's website to see what new books he might coming out with in the future. I didn't see any new books, but I noticed he was putting out a call for essays and that very day was the last day they were accepting submissions. I racked my brain for a good ten minutes and then typed what I could think of. The question was something along the lines of what Ender's Game meant to me as a reader. The ten minutes I spent brain-wracking consisted of me thinking "How do I summarize what this book means to me? This book that I have read so many times I could outline the plot and identify each character by how they fight?" I don't remember exactly what I wrote but apparently it was good enough to be picked for his newest book, The Authorized Ender Companion. The Companion is co-authored by Jake Black (no clue who he is) and I don't really know what it's about. I just know that my little blurb will be in it and you should all buy a copy. I won't have to buy a book because Orson will be sending me my own autographed copy. I'm not rubbing it in or anything, just stating the facts. The facts that I am awesome and I rock.

Before my head gets too big I better find something humbling to do. My dirty bathrooms are calling. That ought to take a little hot air out of me.

8 comments:

  1. Wow, Jenny, that is SO cool!! Congratulations!

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  2. I'm officially impressed. Hold off on cleaning the bathroom and bask for a little while.

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  3. Excellent! Can't wait to read your blurb.

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  4. Congratulations! You ARE awesome and you DO rock!

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  5. Wow, that is so cool! Congratulations! I agree with Rachel- put off the bathrooms and celebrate!!

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  6. Wow Jenny! Of all people, I think you deserve to be in that book. Mainly because you have been a friend of it for so many years. Plus you are a good writer. Congratulations
    more about Jake Black and the book here:

    http://www.hatrack.com/news-reviews/news/2007-07-20.shtml

    yea YOU
    ~a

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  7. Wow. You are truly amazing. I will buy that book, and I will read every word you wrote. Awesome.

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  8. Woo Hoo!! You are INCREDIBLE!!! Yay for Super Jenny!

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