yeah sluttiness doesn’t truly exist anyway!
Cosign.
YOU DO YOU. Have sex with lots of people, have sex with none. Whatever you decide, it’s nobody else’s business.
Hi Anne, congratulations on the Guardian piece! That's incredible! (Not literally - it is very credible because you WERK.) I started reading your Old Lady pieces on Hello Giggles about a year ago and subsequently progressed to your other stuff and things, and I've been blown away by how your credits have grown and how positive you are. I hope it isn't too weird to say I see you as an inspiration, because I do. So a big well done on The Guardian, and I look forward to seeing more!
Hi there!
Thank you so much — what a wonderful message to get! (And an incredibly nice thing for you to say!)
It has most certainly been quite a year, but it has been the most fun/challenging, I think, of all the years. All of the work! All of the kiboshing of negative thinking! All of the thank-yous to very, very kind words like yours!
I hope your weekend is the greatest! (And also your upcoming week. I mean, I’m not a monster.)
- A.
hi! loved your HelloGiggles article on The Craft!
Thank you so much! Yesterday I hung out with the best friend I told on in grade seven about her “devil worship” and she still can’t believe that our actual adult teacher saw the Wiccan book, and then STILL proceeded to call it “devil worship.” Because WHAT.
BUT then again, that same teacher also told us we were all going to die in a fictitious pandemic that year, and wouldn’t let my one friend comfort me when I started to cry. (But seriously, actually said “No, don’t touch her — she needs to learn.”) Catholic school, guys!
But seriously — thank you! xo!
Aw, no problem man! Owning the shit out of 17 really is my plan. I was just wondering, how did you get into writing? Cause it's definitely something I'm interested in but I have no idea how to go about it. x
Hello hello! I’m sorry this is so delayed.
Owning the shit out of being 17 is the greatest plan. THE GREATEST.
And as for the second part, I actually wrote about that very question! Here’s a link: http://annetdonahue.tumblr.com/post/48206664240/hello-anne-i-wanted-to-tell-you-that-i-look-up-to-you
Basically, I felt the exact same way before I started writing/writing, too. So the best thing to do is to delve in — pitch to blogs, pitch to websites, write on your own, just don’t stop throwing your work against the proverbial wall to see what sticks. I found my first writing jobs on Craigslist (seriously — but I don’t know if I’d recommend that, in retrospect), but before that I actually write briefly for my university paper. My friend told me around that time that the key is to get published somewhere (anywhere), and then use it to climb the ranks. He was right.
So identify what you want to write, then just start writing and pitching. And don’t stop hustling. Just like Denzel Washington says in American Gangster which is a movie I think I may quote too much.
Did this help? I hope this helped. If it didn’t help, let me know. xo!
- A.
