Today my very first full-length feature came out in The Orange County Register. The OC Roller Girls’ story was spralled across the front page of The Life Section. So, I did what any normal first time writer would do–went from Starbucks to Starbucks and watched people reading my piece.
I even asked a few people reading me if I could take their picture–starting the conversation like this, “Hi, my name is Suzanne Broughton. See, Suzanne Broughton right there? I wrote that!” I did it in a friendly way and I’m pretty certain I wasn’t annoying or anything. I was careful not to knock over their pumpkin lattes while reaching across the table. I think most thought I was charming, because they smiled at me, patted me on the head, and told me I was a “good girl.”
This nice man–who happended to be a writer himself–let me take his picture and even said he liked my “lead.’ That’s what we writer-types call the first paragraph, just in case you’ve been in a cave for the last 100 years or haven’t ever seen a Superman movie.
Today I am listening to: Colin Hay’s “Waiting For My Real Life To Begin.” You can go to my BLIP.fm channel to listen to more of my favorites.
That’s awesome! Well done 🙂
congratulations…great article…i am stunned at how long the article is, and even teased on the front page. i am proud of you.
did they really call you a good girl? because i know otherwise.
oh. i know.
Hey, I was at a Starbucks today, reading your article and I didn’t get to pat you on the head. No fair. I would have bought you a chocolate milk too!
Congrats Suz. Well deserved.
Yippie!!!!! That is SOOO great! I am so ding darn proud of you my dear!
WOOT!
Congrats!!! What a great day for you. You must be beaming. And you should….
you are a good girl. 😉
Congrats! Major coup, you!
Congratulations! Cool photo editing. And I am soo envious of your iphone!
Super Awesome.
I TRIED to get pic of my hologram husband reading it too. BUT he melts at the first glimpse of a camera!
CONGRATS
Congratulations Suz! I read your article and it actually gives the rest of us a thrill knowing that we actually know “Suzanne Broughton” the wonderful writer who wrote the story…
congratulations kid! and what fine taste in songs you have!!!
Nice job..love the article!
Congratulations! That is a great photo too. What a nice man. You should frame that one. I’m sure this is only the first of many articles we will be reading from you. What will you be writing about next?
Congratulations!!! How fabulous!!!
wow! Way to go Suzanne!!
IMPRESSIVE! It’s so COOL that I cyber-know a REAL writer:)
I’m glad you told me what a “lead” was. I thought it was a clue to solving a murder case. Do you think I’ve been watching a little too much CSI lately??? Homicide. Life on the Streets???
Good job my dear! You know I love me some Roller Girls!!!
SWEEET! this is so awesome!
Congratulations on your feature and good lead too.
That is awesome. I know that I use that word too much, but it’s awesome. Great article. I am so behind, so I don’t want to spam all of your post. But, great photos and the roller skate video was too cute.
Congrats Suz!! That was a great story, too.
That’s awesome, congrats!
And hey, I’m also a Colin Hay fan (have been since I was 7 years old, haha).