"Searching for Alexander" == sold!

[ruthaki]

Wow! I sent out my article "Searching for Alexander" yesterday and today got an email from the local newspaper ed. saying "sold!" He was delighted to get it and will run it late in Nov. to co-incide with the movie. It's a travel story covering all the places associated with Alexander in Northern Greece (and a side-bar mentioning how to get to Chaironea and a couple of other places I didn't include in the 'tour').

[marcus]

congratulations, Ruth. It just goes to show how timely all this is, doesn't it!
I hope you'll be ready to send copies of the article to everyone once it's been published!
All the best
Marcus

[yiannis]

Congratulations dear Ruthaki!
I'd love to read your article as well.Well done,
Yiannis

[smittysmitty]

Congratulations Ruth!

[Linda]

Well done, Ruth. But now, I suppose we can't read it until it is published..

[ruthaki]

Thanks for all the messages, folks! I appreciate it. Keeps a writer like me inspired.
The original article, written as a kind of 'thanks' to the Greeks who had paid my way to Greece to do research back in '93 was first published inthe Montreal Gazette in '94 and is more politically slanted as it was written during the time of the Macedonian debate. You can see it on my website
http://www.dreamwater.org/ruthaki
I have since made the same trip several times and of course things have changed since then, so I rewrote it. The first newspaper said it was 'too academic'. So I rewrote again and made it more 'personal'. Also added a lot of new things. I could have put more in but today's publications want brevity so I had to cut lots out.
When it's published I'm not sure but it might go online and I'll let you know if it does.
I'm hoping that it might also generate some interest in my novel which I am struggling to finish as soon as possible given the timely aspects of the subject material.

[ruthaki]

Thanks for all the messages, folks! I appreciate it. Keeps a writer like me inspired.
The original article, written as a kind of 'thanks' to the Greeks who had paid my way to Greece to do research back in '93 was first published inthe Montreal Gazette in '94 and is more politically slanted as it was written during the time of the Macedonian debate. You can see it on my website
http://www.dreamwater.org/ruthaki
I have since made the same trip several times and of course things have changed since then, so I rewrote it. The first newspaper said it was 'too academic'. So I rewrote again and made it more 'personal'. Also added a lot of new things. I could have put more in but today's publications want brevity so I had to cut lots out.
When it's published I'm not sure but it might go online and I'll let you know if it does.
I'm hoping that it might also generate some interest in my novel which I am struggling to finish as soon as possible given the timely aspects of the subject material.

[jan]

Hi Ruthaki,Congratulations! Thanks for all the tips on how to get published! Jan

[maciek]

Congratulations Ruth!! I'm waiting for the book now:-))Maciek

[rollsrite]

so proud of you getting an article published. everyone will want to be an expert now that the movie is coming out about the great one. glad you were in the right place at the right time. keep up the good work, and keep writing those articles, the masses will need all the info you can get out to them and us 'the forum freaks' or alexander the great groupies we need to feed them everything so the people can love and respect alex like we all do. great work! tina

[ruthaki]

THANKS AGAIN. Now, slightly off-topic, but I just spend the afternoon discussing my 2-act Sappho play "House of the Muses" with the director of the playwright's Centre. It has been accepted for a playwright's workshop there. I am thrilled. It means I'll be working with professionals, dramaturges etc.
A big job ahead to pull it off and I mustn't stray too far from Alexander's world. At least it's in the same vicinity!! Cheers, ruthaki

[ScottOden]

Congrats Ruth! Now, get cracking on the book :)Scott

[jona]

This is really nice! Congratulations!Jona