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… in one of those instances which exposes really how shallow you are, I find myself gratified that it, indeed, has finally happened. What is it?<\/p>\n

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Professional recognition.<\/div>\n
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Since I was a child I always wanted to be a “real science fiction writer”. For some reason, I got it in my head that this meant membership in the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America<\/a>. Not sure how that happened, but it did: the external approval of that group of strangers somehow came to matter to me. So I tried to join.<\/p>\n
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First I wrote a science fiction short story<\/a> that got published in 1995 in The Leading Edge<\/a> magazine, but when I checked I found that the Leading Edge was not eligible for SFWA<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Then I wrote an urban fantasy novel<\/a> that got published in 2010 by Bell Bridge Books<\/a>, but when I checked I found that Bell Bridge was not eligible for SFWA<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Then, I missed the deadline to register for Comic-Con<\/a> this year, and decided, what the heck, I’ll try to register as a professional. After all, I’ve written an urban fantasy novel<\/a>, drawn its frontispiece<\/a>, and even created a webcomic<\/a>. And for years I’ve felt that comics are my future as a creator. So, what the heck, why not?<\/div>\n
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Ding:<\/div>\n
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Dear Comic-Con Creative Creative Professional<\/span> Attendee,<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you for registering for Comic-Con International 2010: San Diego<\/span><\/p>\n

Please take a few moments to review your registration information…<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Well. Allrighty then.<\/div>\n
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Yes, it’s shallow of me to base some part of my evaluation of my personal self worth on the approval of others. Yes, this shows a deep-seated insecurity that needs to be addressed by a deep increase in maturity. Yes, yes, yes, I’ll work on that. But still …<\/div>\n
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… it’s finally happened.<\/div>\n
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Well, enough basking. Back to work on Blood Rock<\/a>. But wait – it is indeed working<\/i>.<\/div>\n
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Boo-yah.<\/div>\n
-the Centaur<\/div>\n
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