The first book is called ELATNRIS
I think you mean Ela
ntris, right? Want to make sure that title's spelled correctly when searching for it in '05! Â
The other one to keep an eye on is Stacer, who is a professional editor. Â She's not in SF/F right now (children's books, right Stacer?) but again, she's got some knowledge of the business and some connections.
The ideal would be children's SF/F (middle grade and YA). I'm working at Houghton Mifflin right now in the School division (meaning elementary textbooks) but am working on getting into the trade division.... any trade division. I've actually been considering the possibility of just popping down to New York in the next few months and seeing what's available. I'm taking next semester off and re-evaluating my prospects, employment-wise. You know, considering the cost-benefit of finishing my program vs. just going to NY and getting a job. NY isn't that much more expensive than Boston, really.
Any thoughts either direction? I do only have 4 classes left to finish my master's, but it'll either be two horrendous semesters financially (like this one previous) because my school doesn't provide enough aid to live on, so I end up working full time while going to school full time (can't afford to pay for one class myself, and can't get financial aid for just one class Â
), or I'll be working full time for the next year hoping I can find a well paying enough job that will allow me to save up and go back to school again....
It just seems to me that just going to get a job, working my way up, sounds pretty good right now. Yet maybe that's just the fatalist in me, and maybe it won't look so good to have a half-finished master's on my resume.
Thoughts?