So, I'm back from the Big Apple! Yes, I did get lost at one point. But, well, that's pretty much par for the course in my case. We went to a Broadway play, ate lots of yummy food, shopped a little, explored the M&M store (all three floors of it), wandered around Central Park, and went down to Battery Park to look out towards the Statue of Liberty.
Of course, the main event was the interview--or interviews, actually. I found out about a YA internship at Tor on Friday. So I applied for that too. So I had two inerviews. Cool, eh? Now, the one I really want is working with the adult fiction. Not only could I work with a lot more editors of adult SF, but also I could get involved in a lot of the other departments. Really get to work with all the cogs and gears that make Tor what it is.
Sure, the internship will involve a bunch of "grunt work" as my interviewer put it--filing, copying, re-organizing shelves, yadda yadda. She seemed to think that, because of my education and experience, I might get bored. But who cares? This is exactly where I wanna work. So I told her, Hey, if I can work at a rock yard hauling gravel and flagstone and driving a forklisft as a second summer job to afford a trip to London, I can definitely handle some boring stuff at Tor in order to work towards my goals. Anyhow, I think I left her with a good impression of my savvy and my determination.
The other interview for the YA internships was brief, but not bad--she'd gotten in late after taking her daughter to the doctor. So she was kind of in a rush. But I'm much more excited about the first one anyway. So here's hoping...
On the way out, I got to snag a couple free books from one of the many, many shelves covering every single wall of the winding offices. Being inside the Flatiron was really cool. It was awesome just seeing it for the first time. If I get the internship, I'd have a lot of details to work out with moving and all, but it would be such a killer opportunity.
I sent off my thank-you notes, and now I just have to wait...
