Thursday again, my day off and an opportunity to revel in my author identity.
Last week: ★I submitted the completed article to a third outlet ★I pitched three article ideas to the editor who contacted me ★And I pitched two articles to the editor who passed, but asked me to pitch. This week I received three commissions from this. The completed article is still doing the rounds. I'll keep pushing with it. Have a lot great things going on and am enjoying the ride. Brimbank Writers Festival is promoting the festival on all its screens and I'm enjoying being a mini celebrity as people tell me they saw my face on community screens. Upcoming events: Sunday 17 March 2024, Brimbank Writer's Festival, In conversation with Demet Divaroren, 2-3 pm, St Albans Library. Free. Book via link. This is going to be a book launch with a book cake and nibblies. Looking forward to it so much. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/amra-pajalic-in-conversation-with-demet-divaroren-book-launch-tickets-796519740987 Tuesday 19 March, Growing up Muslim in Australia, conversation at St Kilda Library-waiting for booking link Saturday 23 March 2024, Brimbank Writer's Festival workshop about self publishing, 2-4 pm, Sydenham Neighbourhood House. This is fully booked out. So excited about it and adding a new arrow to my bow for future bookings. Wednesday 3 to Tuesday 9 July, Online: Introduction to Writing from Life course, Writing NSW. This is now open for bookings. https://writingnsw.org.au/whats-on/courses/online-introduction-to-writing-from-life-2024/
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https://thewestsider.com.au/your-cultural-heritage-is-a-strength-when-writing-authentic-ya-narratives/ I watched Argyle in the cinema and had such a great time. It's so much fun. I'm not fond of spy movies, unless they are comedies, so here are my top three favourite spy comedy movies.
Argyle A woman has the ability to tell the future and a secret spy organisation is hunting her down, while a rogue spy is trying to save her life. A stylish and fun spy movie that uppends all your expectations and where the motto “the bigger the spy, the bigger the lie,” is a promise and a prediction. Spy Melissa McCarthy is superb in this spy movie that subverts all the rules of the genre. I have re-watched this so many times and each time laughed so hard. It has a great thread about female empowerment and friendship. The Long Kiss Goodnight An amnesiac who has lived a life as a suburban mother finds out she has a secret deadly past. This has so many quips and one liners that I laugh at every single time I watch this, which is about 10 times now, and a heartfelt thread about motherhood that makes me cry. It's my day off and I've spent an hour and a half at my studio so far this morning, pitching articles. I wrote an opinion piece that I pitched to two outlets. One of them passed and asked me to pitch again, the second asked if I would be willing to be a subject and that they use my story. I passed as I'm searching for a paycheck. Then I received an email from a third outlet asking me if I have any ideas to pitch. It's just amazing how you don't know how your day will pan out as a creative. So this morning:
★I submitted the completed article to a third outlet ★I pitched three article ideas to the editor who contacted me ★And I pitched two articles to the editor who passed, but asked me to pitch. So fingers crossed, let's see what lands. I'm sharing this because sometimes it seems that things come so easily to people, but it's the iceberg scenario. You don't see the twenty five years that I've dedicated myself to the craft of writing. The books that I wrote that didn't get anywhere. The books I wrote that got published and edited and reviewed and won prizes that built my confidence. The last five years that I have been developing my freelance writing profile by writing articles and pitching. The editors who took a chance on me and mentored by editing my pieces, and help shape pitches. The slow gradual rise of the tide where my profile has evolved so that I have editors contacting me. So I say to any of you who have a dream that involves being a creative: dare to dream and work hard to achieve it. Get yourself out there and pitch, and write, and pitch some more. It does get easier, but it's always work. And if you want to see the hard work behind the iceberg, go to my linktree and look at my articles and bio. https://www.amrapajalic.com/articles.html https://www.amrapajalic.com/about-me.html Note: This image was created using Canva AI using the prompt "a blonde female writer pitching article ideas to various publications". #memoir #writing #writingcommunity #memoirwriting #writinglife #creativenonfiction #essaycollection #amwriting #writingmemoir #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #essaycollection One of my favourite genre of movies is time slip movies where the protagonist is trapped in a day and is trying to change events. There’s something about the possibility of changing the future.
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AuthorAmra Pajalić is an award-winning author, an editor and teacher who draws on her Bosnian cultural heritage to write own voices stories for young people, who like her, are searching to mediate their identity and take pride in their diverse culture. She writes memoir, young adult and romance under the pen name Mae Archer. Sign up and receive free books.
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