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My Last Name as an Author Identifier
Aug. 25th, 2010 11:47 pmAs my writing and editing career grows, I continue to enjoy my "firsts"—first story bought before written, first GoH position held, first fan mail, first hate mail, etc—and I hope my notice and love of them never wanes. The further along in my publishing career I get, the more interesting and esoteric these "firsts" are. I think that is what makes them so interesting to me.
This latest one came from Chris Fletcher, editor of M-Brane SF magazine. He was talking on Twitter about how the September issue was a little female author light but he thought the female authors were the heavy hitters for the upcoming issues. (That compliment pleased me to no end.) But, someone must have asked who the female authors were and he said:
"We'll have Brozek in M-BRANE SF 20. Wait till u see what she's concocted."
This is the first time that just my last name has been used to reference me online (that I know of) outside of a review or article. It struck me a little odd. Then I realized that I did it all the time, referencing my favorite authors by their last names alone and expecting people to know exactly who I was talking about because their names were unusual enough. Gaiman, Bujold and Lackey all come to mind.
Suddenly, I was dead chuffed. "Yep, M-Brane SF got Brozek for issue 20," I murmured to myself. I liked the way it sounded. It means it won't be long before someone starts using my name (last or first and last) as an adjective. I cannot wait to read or hear someone say something like, "I got a Brozek story for my anthology" or "Of course it's dark. It's a [Jennifer] Brozek anthology."
Ah, it is the little things in my writing career that make me happy.
This latest one came from Chris Fletcher, editor of M-Brane SF magazine. He was talking on Twitter about how the September issue was a little female author light but he thought the female authors were the heavy hitters for the upcoming issues. (That compliment pleased me to no end.) But, someone must have asked who the female authors were and he said:
"We'll have Brozek in M-BRANE SF 20. Wait till u see what she's concocted."
This is the first time that just my last name has been used to reference me online (that I know of) outside of a review or article. It struck me a little odd. Then I realized that I did it all the time, referencing my favorite authors by their last names alone and expecting people to know exactly who I was talking about because their names were unusual enough. Gaiman, Bujold and Lackey all come to mind.
Suddenly, I was dead chuffed. "Yep, M-Brane SF got Brozek for issue 20," I murmured to myself. I liked the way it sounded. It means it won't be long before someone starts using my name (last or first and last) as an adjective. I cannot wait to read or hear someone say something like, "I got a Brozek story for my anthology" or "Of course it's dark. It's a [Jennifer] Brozek anthology."
Ah, it is the little things in my writing career that make me happy.