Writing as a profession

Maureen Johnson continues filling in for John Green. Today's topics include: deadlines, professional writing, publishing, fancy skillz.

Scarlett Fever can be purchased at many places, including:

Your local independent bookseller: http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780439899284

Barnes and Noble: http://tinyurl.com/ybuxc2p

Or, if necessary, Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/ygxzoj3

As ever, Maureen is best reached here. She awaits your comments at this very moment: https://twitter.com/maureenjohnson

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• John
• Green
• Henry
• Maureen
• Johnson
• writing
• publishing
• deadlines
• forts

[ReKrisB]

I made a self-challenge to have 5 short stories of varying genres at least 15 pages long each due to the fact I have to have short stories for my Fiction Writing class in the Fall, and I wanted them done before August 20th.

I'm not finished the first one yet.

Why?

I still have about 245 Vlogbrothers vids to get through first.

[marissagrace23]

Barnes and Noble was having a buy 2 get 1 free sale and I picked out 2 books but the rest I'd already read or they didn't look very good. There was one that looked romantic and cheesy--like a guilty pleasure book. I wasn't going to get it until I looked at the back and saw that Maureen wrote a review. It said: "Very romantic. You should date this book." Oh, Maureen, you never forget to be awesome. I bought that book :) DFTBA.

[lunaevercast]

its my hobbie i have started 8 i dont expect 2 get any poblished i have only semi finished one have like 8 pages left -_- and its like almost 100 pages at the moment

[Asen4835]

I have turned procrastination into a weapon that gets work one better.

[happyx55555]

@marissagrace23 That's Anna and the French Kiss! John loves that book too. :)

[najahe123]

I was like death lines? What are death lines??

Oh, deadlines.

[tifflolany1445]

@marissagrace23 omg did you buy anna and the french kiss? I remember that review on the back XD you are going to love that book!! (John Green loves that book as weel =D)

[ssbrwl]

Forget questions about being an author! I want to learn more about your fort making skills!

[TheSweetDream]

"I hope you enjoy scarlet fever if you have it"? LOL. is that something people normally enjoy? (yes I know she meant the book)

[Vusihon]

watch?v=ghQUSC1fM8U&feature=yo­utu.be

[219kenzie]

I just started reading "Let It Snow". I'm at the second story and when I read the first story written by Maureen, it was actually amazing. I'm going in search of her books now since I've read all of Johns books so far.