WOW!

Tate Publishing. A Christian publishing company that allows unsolicited authors to e-mail in their manuscripts. If your under 18, they make you give them, along with the manuscript, parental confirmation.

Well, according to my brother, Tate Publishing just called to talk to dad. He asked me if I'd submitted a manuscript and I answered as coolly as I could, "Yeah." (Then he asked me why. Well, why do you think I did it, Bro?)

And to think, ten minutes ago I was in my room, staring at my calendar where I have, written down, the aprox. date of their reply, wondering if I really wanted to be published. I still have so much to learn.

Wait a minute. Dad just called me. Tate publishing called him, asking if he'd given his confirmation. Lucky for me, he forgot! Well, apparently the Tate dude asked Why I wrote the story and Why I wanted it published. He'll read the story (after talking to my dad again later this afternoon) and then read the story. If he likes it and wants it published, he'll mail a contract to my dad. Uhhhg this is all so official and scary! *sigh* Well, I should probably get on my homework now. Goodbye imaginary readers!

The Pen is Mightier than the Sword

Yeah, well, a pen won't really help you if Zorro comes to get you. If you don't get this, please read the title of this post. If you still don't get it... I don't think I can help you.

Okay, so, despite the fact I've started out this blog-post with negative comments towards the time-old quote, "The pen is mightier than the sword", I actually really like it. (Well, if we get technical I don't really like it cause it's overused, but I still like the point it makes!) Words have so much power; they can change people, they can change meaning and warp opinions. It's truly fascinating if you over-think it like me....

This train of thought originated from my mind with a simple sentence: I have to go to school. Automatically, that sentence gives you a feel of begrudging obedience. I go to school, though I don't want to. Shortening it by saying, I'm going to school, can give you a feeling of indifference; I get to go to school makes you think the owner of the thought finds school a privilege. The sentences are so closely related, yet they can mean so many different things. (Don't even get me started on the incredible genius and differentiation of question marks, exclamation marks, and periods.)

Have you ever been moved by the lyrics of a song, or been to a touching church service, or comforted/encouraged by your friend? All that you might find there would be practically meaningless without words. Words. They can depress, burden, share, express, enlighten, encourage, strengthen, explain - they can do ANYTHING. All it takes is the right person to wield them.